Climacteric noun 1. a critical period or event. "the first major climacteric in twenty-first-century poetry" 2. MEDICINE the period of life when fertility is in decline; (in women) menopause. "most women do not experience significant psychological problems at the climacteric" "our hair is coming out in clumps; we are sweeping it from corners, from beneath the bed, gathering it into our sleepless nest" How can we love ourselves at the climacteric of our lives; of the planet? Jo Bratten's debut poetry chapbook bubbles with anger and guilt at the failures of both spirit and body and a coming to terms with loss, for the natural passing of loved ones, and the unnatural passing of our planet's ecosystems. These poems offer solace: you are not alone - "In the fractured dark we're all doomscrolling/before dawn, lit up like Caravaggios." They offer the simplest kind of love: the joy that can be found within nature.

About the Author
Jo's poetry has been published in Ambit, bath magg, Butcher's Dog, The Interpreter's House, The North, Poetry Birmingham Literary Journal, The Rialto and Under the Radar, amongst others. Originally from the USA, Jo completed a PhD at the University of St Andrews and lives in London. Climacteric is her debut chapbook.

Reviews
"I loved these poems. Jo Bratten's work has a dark, foreboding quality but it's also inventive, sensual, and caustic, with bags of attitude and fresh language. Highly recommended."- Luke Wright



Book Information
ISBN 9781913211844
Author Jo Bratten
Format Paperback
Page Count 36
Imprint Fly on the Wall Press
Publisher Fly on the Wall Press