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by Michael Walsh (Author)
Michael Walsh's sophomore poetry collection, Creep Love, explores a family contending with a complex and ongoing crisis, the aftermath of which creates a shockwave that reverberates through these poems.
Stories, half-truths, and lies combine into a disturbing fable: A young pregnant woman flees her abusive boyfriend only to discover with terror that he is focused on her younger sister. When her younger sister later gives birth to her abusive ex's other sons, the unsettling presence of the child's father becomes unavoidable, and the family soon forces the first son to become a family secret. These poems give witness to the fallout, demonstrating how love can be charged with something ultimately unknowable.Author Biography
Michael Walsh received his BA in English from Knox College and his MFA in Creative and Professional Writing from the University of Minnesota--Twin Cities. His poetry books include Creep Love (Autumn House Press, Lambda Literary Award Finalist) and The Dirt Riddles (University of Arkansas Press), and he is the editor of Queer Nature: A Poetry Anthology (Autumn House Press, Lambda Literary Award Finalist). After residing in Minneapolis for more than two decades, Michael now lives in a valley among coulees and springs in the Driftless region of southwest Wisconsin, where his eco-queer and literary teachings are taking shape.
