Big thanks to Tony Messenger for this wonderful review of Milk Teeth PLUS bonus interview!
“Milk Teeth” is another engaging, thought provoking collection, with decay and body parts becoming glistening, with the human place in the natural world being questioned, but at the same time it can be playful, and humorous, using symbols, codes, social media posts, emails and a raft of textual techniques (for example how the poems are placed on the page) to engage, unsettle and ultimately reaffirm.
My spooky-sexy poem ‘under \ over’ is up at Small Town Rejects! It’s a weird little piece about an adult curing their childhood fear of the monster under their bed … by engaging the monster in sexy kinky sex. Enjoy!
‘under \ over’ is also a response poem to Shastra Deo’s ‘There Is a Cure’ (The Agonist, UQP, 2017).
You can listen back to my interview with Beth AQ on The Glasshouse on Triple R, which aired on Wednesday 5 September 2018. We spoke about the Milk Teeth launch at QPF, the Brisbane poetry scene, self-care and catharsis, and poetry beyond the page.
Rae White 