What Follows
In What Follows, the poet writes: “It’s the end of the world and we can’ t stop saying the word tender.” Tenderness runs through the book, even as Webster demonstrates brutality and strength in the face of life’s experiences. These poems explore the vastness of the human experience, from sexual powerplays and the crimes committed against fellows to the mundanity and beauty of factory work. There is very little that escapes H.R.'s glance and raw lyricism.
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What Follows
In What Follows, the poet writes: “It’s the end of the world and we can’ t stop saying the word tender.” Tenderness runs through the book, even as Webster demonstrates brutality and strength in the face of life’s experiences. These poems explore the vastness of the human experience, from sexual powerplays and the crimes committed against fellows to the mundanity and beauty of factory work. There is very little that escapes H.R.'s glance and raw lyricism.
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What Follows

What Follows

by HR Webster
What Follows

What Follows

by HR Webster

Overview

In What Follows, the poet writes: “It’s the end of the world and we can’ t stop saying the word tender.” Tenderness runs through the book, even as Webster demonstrates brutality and strength in the face of life’s experiences. These poems explore the vastness of the human experience, from sexual powerplays and the crimes committed against fellows to the mundanity and beauty of factory work. There is very little that escapes H.R.'s glance and raw lyricism.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781625570369
Publisher: Black Lawrence Press
Publication date: 06/01/2022
Pages: 90
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.22(d)

About the Author

H.R. Webster is the author of What Follows (Black Lawrence Press, 2022). Her poems can be found in Agni, POETRY, The Iowa Review, and Guernica. Her work has been supported by the Vermont Studio Center and the Fine Arts Work Center. She lives and works in the Hudson Valley.

Table of Contents

I.

What Follows 3

Farm & Field 4

Autocomplete 5

Failure 8

Scaphism 9

Ritual 10

Tender 11

Close-Up Magic 13

Snapdragon 14

Inheritance 16

Rabbit Test 18

Persona 20

Dog Bite 21

Stench 22

Hellraiser 24

His Master's Voice 25

Hapax Legomenon 27

Isabella Stewart Gardner 28

Weather 30

Love Language 31

Voicemails 35

Occlusion 36

II.

What Follows 39

Beta Vulgaris 42

Spring 45

My Mother Says "I'm Going to Flush the Toilet Now" 46

Late Peaches 48

Apiary 49

The Calf 52

Estuary 53

Nomenclature 55

Remainder 57

The Husband 59

Some Oranges 61

Velvet Touch 63

Charlotte 65

June 68

The Calf 70

Jersey Bruiser 71

New England 72

Running 75

Ring-Neck 76

Notes 77

Acknowledgements 79

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