Bracken often finds the bizarre and the beautiful in what she sees. When Centipedes Dream, her debut book of poems, is a collection of these sightings. It ranges from the familial love in a small blue bracelet, the roar of the loss of a sibling, the balletic thoughts of a homeless woman in a Toronto shelter, to a decadent night out the Gladstone Hotel. Her work brims with both joy and sorrow, but mostly astonishment at all these moments
Testimonials
“ Sue Bracken’s poems riff with grit, wit, and grace. A debut collection that hums with ‘beautiful god sparkle’”.
—Laura Lush, author of Carapace and Swing Beam
“With the flick of a mer- tale, Sue Bracken’s first collection of poems is both muscular and full of grace. A ‘cool pool of wonder’ that one feels compelled to dive into and that reminds us of our aqueous origins. At turns playful and elegiac but always brave, these poems shimmer on the page.”
— Jane Byers, author of Acquired Community and Steeling Effects
“When Centipedes Dream is, at turns, sweetly playful, joyous, empathic, and above all, infectiously in love with language. Such odd and lovely creatures populate Sue Bracken’s protean mind; such perfectly expressed, lyrical, love. A book to dream with.”
— Lynn Crosbie, author of The Corpses of the Future and Where Did You Sleep Last Night
Published by Tightrope Books, 2018. 78 pages.
$20 (plus shipping). Available from the author.