Unbecoming
Winner of the 2024 Flume Press Chapbook Contest. Judge Farnaz Fatemi writes:
“Unbecoming memorably pulls the reader into the concrete and emotional spheres of breast-reduction surgery, capturing the intensely personal, humorous, and rage-inducing nuances of such an experience. I literally couldn’t put this collection down. Carrie George expertly deploys a range of forms and structures, from lyric couplets and odes to instruction manuals and FAQs, to richly plumb a topic that is full of ramifications for both personal identity and feminist discourse. On top of all that, Unbecoming tells its story with language that is both fresh and humane, reflecting the complexity and non-linear nature of experience while lucid and poignant.”
Light Enters the Grove: Exploring Cuyahoga Valley National Park through Poetry
An anthology celebrating the biodiversity and staggering beauty of Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Light Enters the Grove collects 81 poems, each of which reflects its author’s unique connection to a living organism found within the park―ranging from white-tailed deer to brown bats and from Japanese honeysuckle to bloodroot. Additionally, each poem is paired with an artistic depiction of the poem’s subject that reinforces the rich relationship between artists and the natural world.
Carrie George 