Little Death Poems

Little Death Poems is a my poetical diary from 2020-2022. While the title is a stab at levity, many of the poems do deal directly with death, loss, and transformation. The collection is grounded in the rich and sensual landscapes (both physical and emotional) that I inhabited during a 3-year period. Organized into 3 parts, each part is introduced with an essay written in the corresponding year, and the narrative weaves in and out of linearity like a spiral, using memories and recurring seasonal phenomena as waypoints. Both deadly serious and lighthearted, I explore mundane moments with gravity and approach difficult topics with playfulness as a means of catharsis.

Praise for Little Death Poems:

“Little Death Poems reads like an incantation, a careful arrangement of everyday things turned sacred. Maya’s writing is at once clever and sincere, a perspective that feels grounded but not jaded, one that makes me smirk and smile in equal measure.” — A

“Lovely and heart-wrenching.” — S

“A walk through the forest of a magical, creative mind….rich in both the mundane and the spectacular.” — O

77 pages, containing 44 poems and 3 essays.
Glossy cover. Second Printing.

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