My new book, Persephone, Descending is now out for pre-orders in 8Letters. It also will be available during the Manila International Book Fair 2022 for those who are from the Philippines. 🖤
Promotion and marketing has been tough because it feels like yanking myself out of my skin after desperately burrowing my way in. I have come to see my poetry as something much more intimate — something you whisper weakly during a brief moment of vulnerability, something hidden under your pillows to keep away from the light and from prying eyes.
I am posting this, not even to celebrate, but to allow myself to be seen by those who are meant to find me and this book. The ones who see this may not be a lot, but it should be that way. It is something I take comfort in.
Persephone, Descending is not written about the underworld or about the hellhounds or about strange, dark, beautiful men. It is about the subtle nodding of flowers beneath a girl's feet as she walks. It is about a herd of fawns sitting together, away from her view. It is about the quiet taunting of pomegranate seeds. It is about the disquieting normalcy that has settled on the leaves right after her descent.
If this is something that calls to you and you are from the Philippines, you may buy a copy from 8Letters or send me a message here!
Always,
Fray ♡
PS: The book cover features Rio Duhaylongsod photographed by my good friend Rhoch Kadusale. The mockup was created by Chao.
PPS: I can't receive tips in Tumblr but they are always appreciated in case you enjoy my writing! You can send them to my paypal here.
For those attending the Manila International Book Fair 2023, happening on Sept. 14-17, 2023, at SMX Convention Center Manila, here are FREE printable tickets released by publishers and bookstores. Each ticket admits ONE.
Just saw that post from 8letters and had to go over and check that and other blogs and sm platforms. What is going on over there? What do they hope to accomplish? Do they think that making up lies and sending (misguided) hate to you will somehow stop the Discovery+ from airing the documentary? Even their questions are misdirected. I’ve seen them asking Discovery+ “Don’t you have any ethics and shame? What about his children?” I mean, they are asking the person who fathered those children. Where is his defense? The closer the documentary gets the crazier they become. 🙄
Just wanted to send you 💗 @the-fall-of-armie-hammer I know how hard it was when you first got out of the cult and am so happy and proud that you are here and well.
It's their last ditch attempt to deflect. I'm an easy punching bag, but nothing they say or do now will ever erase what their fallen king has done. They see the writing on the wall and next week, when the doc airs, so many more that had no idea who he was or even what he has been accused of, will have all the dirty details. It's over.
I no longer recognize the ghosts of the poems I've written in my girlhood but my melancholia has always been a constant — so neurotic, it's almost romantic — from the pile of poems I lost more than ten years ago to my book, Persephone, Descending. 🤎✨
You may buy a copy directly from 8Letters Bookstore & Publishing website or from their Shopee page.