oh orchid o’clock Birthing methods the pink pollen-free Distant Drum

the pink pollen-free Distant Drum to the tall blonde bombshell Yelloween

' Alison Bell

Buried secrets

Prepare for the worst

But asking questions offers no answers

oh orchid o’clock Birthing methods the pink pollen-free Distant DrumPoems that break down, expose, and reconsider our notions of time. This collection speaks the language of the clock as a living instrument, exposing the sensory impacts of our obsession with time. In oh orchid oclock, lyrics wind through histories like a nervous system through a body. The poems speak to how we let our days become over clocked, over transactional, and over weaponed. With an instrumental sensibility, Endi Bogue Hartigan investigates