Climacteric

How can we love ourselves at the climacteric of our lives; of the planet? Jo Bratten's poetry bubbles with guilt at the failures of both spirit and body and a coming to terms with the natural passing of loved ones, and the unnatural passing of our planet's ecosystems. These poems offer the simplest kind of love: the joy within nature.

Climacteric noun
1. a critical period or event. "the first major climacteric in twenty-first-century poetry"
2. MEDICINE the period of life when fertility is in decline; (in women) menopause. "most women do not experience significant psychological problems at the climacteric"

"our hair is coming out in clumps; we are sweeping it from corners, from beneath the bed, gathering it into our sleepless nest"
How can we love ourselves at the climacteric of our lives; of the planet? Jo Bratten''s debut poetry chapbook bubbles with anger and guilt at the failures of both spirit and body and a coming to terms with loss, for the natural passing of loved ones, and the unnatural passing of our planet''s ecosystems. These poems offer solace: you are not alone - "In the fractured dark we''re all doomscrolling/before dawn, lit up like Caravaggios." They offer the simplest kind of love: the joy that can be found within nature.

• | Author: Jo Bratten
• | Publisher: Fly on the Wall Press
• | Publication Date: Sep 16, 2022
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781913211844
• | ISBN-10: 1913211843