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Another review of (CREATURE SOUNDS FADE)!

A copy of Creature Sounds Fade held in the hand of a tattooed friend. The cover feature a pink wolf painting and the title and author’s name are styled like closed-caption sound effects.

“In a collection that is two parts feral eco-poetry, and one part stingingly personal reflection, New Jersey writer Shanna Compton uses re-engineered punctuation as the soundtrack to her crucial work. Here, the woods and the animals do not merely appear

Shanna March 31, 2021May 1, 2024 Poetry Read more

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