This is a beautiful, intimate collection deeply rooted in place. The poet illustrates the complicated relationship many queer people have with the South, and uses form to show how contradictions can exist alongside each other. It’s about grief and memories and love and change, and about finding language to talk about all of them.
Small Talk by Acie Clark, (List Price: $16.95, Hub City Press, 9798885740814, September 2026)
Reviewed by Becca, Bookmarks in Winston-Salem, NC