warm blooded things

Shaun Hills' debut poetry collection, "warm blooded things," explores boyhood, sexuality, violence, love, desire, and solitude through random encounters, co-opting space, and capturing conversations in various voices. The collection evokes alienation and longing for tenderness, addressing fear, loss, and danger. It also explores a queer archive of time and place, the legacy of AIDS, and gives voice to unheard histories, seeking sanctuary and alternatives to a capitalist reality.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 72 pages
Publication date: 02 December 2021
Publisher: Nine Arches Press

Shaun Hills' debut poetry collection, "warm blooded things," is a profound and personal exploration of boyhood, sexuality, violence, love, desire, and solitude. Navigating the nocturnal city streets, engaging in random encounters, occupying spaces, and capturing conversations in a diverse range of voices, this collection evokes a sense of alienation while simultaneously yearning for tenderness.

Hills' agile poems are brimming with fear, loss, and danger. Moreover, the poems delve into a distinctively queer archive of time and place, exploring the legacy of AIDS and drawing strength from giving voice to unheard histories. Seeking sanctuary and alternatives to a capitalist reality, these precise poems gesture toward hope, survival, and the imperative of caring for one another.

"Shaun Hill is one of my favorite performers, and his poems are filled with vulnerability and raw intimacy. Now, "warm blooded things" offers us this same tender gift." – Liz Berry

Weight: 108g
Dimension: 142 x 215 x 12 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781913437213