Description
Welcome to The Wax Museum.
In this bold debut poetry collection, K.R. Segriff explores what it means to be alive, to be dead, and to exist in the various states of 'almost being' between them. The museum offers a diverse collection of characters. Some are somber and damaged, some seem to laugh out loud, but all possess an uncanny resemblance to someone familiar. There are cursing aunties, hated neighbours, snake-skinned C.E.O.'s., bearers of silent things, and ghosts who refuse to rest. These figures navigate themes of resurrection, relationships, identities, memories, and trying to survive. As they weave their way through the museum, visitors are invited to travel from spotlight to spotlight or to lose themselves in the shadows between them. Come inside. An adventure awaits.
About the author
K.R. Segriff is an award-winning poet, filmmaker, and visual artist. She is stunningly awkward but has an excellent game face. Her writing has appeared in Best Canadian Poetry, The Malahat Review, Prairie Fire Magazine, and Prism International, among others. She won the Bumblebee Prize for Flash Fiction, the London Independent Story Prize, and the Connor Prize for Poetry. Her short films have been selected for over fifty film festivals worldwide. In her early years, she enjoyed a rural Ontario existence but was lately lured into urban living by the promise of love. She now lives in Toronto with her spouse and three children.