Same Story by Kayla Martell Feldman Half the Human Race This ‘pas de trois’ of

This ‘pas de trois’ of poems begins paying homage to Amos Tutuola

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It then moves on to adulthood

in history and in the body subject to passion and to time

Partial Shade is a new book for new readers

Same Story by Kayla Martell Feldman Half the Human Race This ‘pas de trois’ ofdid you know that rabbits have white butts to confuse predators? as the rabbit runs away, the predator zeroes in on the bright white. when the rabbit quickly changes direction they seemingly disappear. Our bodies are described as temples, battlegrounds, playing fields. To be worshipped, weaponised, or toyed with. And yet, we are still telling the same stories over and over again. This raw and vulnerable collection explores the complexities of autonomy