Dancehall

A queer love story in five acts, Dancehall follows the arc of a relationship from its earliest days to its final, somber conclusion. In these 60 poems, you will join the speaker as they navigate the highs and the lows, the tranquility and the turbulence, the euphoria and the despair that comes with giving yourself fully to another. Through language, imagery, and form at once universal and intimate, you are invited to take part in this love story - not as some distant observer, but as a central figure: The "you" to whom the speaker writes these poems. Experienced poetry readers and poetry novices alike will enjoy the clean, simple style embodied in the majority of the poems. Whether straight or queer, young or old, single or happily partnered, these poems are for anyone who has ever loved or longed for another.