Book of Kin Featured in Only Poems

Thanks to Only Poems for featuring Darius Atefat-Peckham’s Book of Kin in their list “12 Fall Poetry Collections That Haunt”! Of the book they say, 

Atefat-Peckham’s voice is sober and bright, traveling an emotional expanse of reconciliation through collective memory. Hands convey  shared domesticity: In “Here’s A Love Poem Sleeping,” “What // I came from. Hands. Stars // all around”; in “Heathcliffs,” “I want / to make it all wuthering, whatever / that means. I want to be clothed, fed, taken / care of. The hands of my love.” In these scenes, lack is palpable, even as the speaker emphasizes their emotive abundance.

To read the full feature and check out the full list of titles, visit the Only Poems website.