forget me hit me let me drink great quantities of clear, evil... by Katie Schmid

Another cool part is a series of prose poems titled “The Boys of the Midwest,” followed by a number as per the order they appear in. Her poetics are delicious, and she is astute in discerning the form that will serve a given poem best, ranging from those only in line, others broken in stanzas of different lengths, others with some long lines / some short lines, others as prose poems, some formatted with text aligned to the right or centered, and my favorite part, her series in the middle called “Daughter Psalms,” which are not individually titled pieces, just blocks of text unified by the series’ title placed mid-page on each page of the section. The collection is diversified with regards to both content and form. Though a tough decision, our guest judge Meg Pokrass selected Katie’s manuscript as winner, finding it original and expansive in its entirety, and I concur.

Stand by for the official release date announcement. Such a cool photo, but even cooler, her book tentatively forthcoming sometime in late summer. Though Split Lip Press does not condone or promote smoking cigarettes, take a look at this pic of Katie Schmid, winning author of our Turnbuckle Chapbook Contest with her manuscript Forget Me / Hit Me / Let Me Drink Great Quantities of Clear, Evil Liquor.

Forget me hit me let me drink great quantities of clear, evil... by Katie Schmid