My Tall Handsome: 4 (Mineral Point Poetry)

When the cutie-pie was opened the birds began to sing and what they sang was glittery and savage and fearless and dangerous--be careful with this book.--Catherine Wagner author of Nervous DeviceThe fanged fairy of Emily Corwins forest-mud-stained collection asserts and sings with short rhymes and glitter-spells and just as youve followed her into the deepest and darkest part of the woods terrified youre asked to run away together / and promise to never / do this heart-skipping thing / with anyone else.Dont be surprised when you find yourself answering yes yes yes.Confronting and darling every word a perfect warm circlet of pink blood My Tall Handsome raids every crystal jar on the lace-topped vanity for truth poison and song until you cant remember why you ever thought pretty was better than powerful sugar was better than bitter medicine or dancing needed more music than your own voice.I sip the goblet down tip it upside down / wear it as / a hat / I am a new shiny thing / and I steal you away from the hoopla hullabaloo rumpusYou wont resist this kidnapping into the orchard into the crabapple abracadabra--it is too crystalline a taking and there are too many delicious chants to chant along the way.