Greekling by Kostya Tsolakis
POETRY BOOK SOCIETY RECOMMENDATION WINTER 2023 Steph Morris "The idealist young Wordsworth dedicated

"The idealist young Wordsworth dedicated a sonnet to the Haitian revolutionary Toussaint L’Ouverture

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Greekling by Kostya Tsolakis<br><b>POETRY BOOK SOCIETY RECOMMENDATION WINTER 2023</b> Steph Morris "The idealist young Wordsworth dedicatedGreekling, the much anticipated debut poetry collection by Kostya Tsolakis, celebrates and commemorates damaged and rejected Greek bodies, be they of flesh and blood, made of marble, or natural bodies. In intertwining Greek culture, history and poetic influences with the contemporary queer experience, this collection is perceptive, lyrical, and deeply evocative of time and place. From an Athenian childhood to a closeted adolescence in the shadow of