Department Store of Futures by Lauren Garland Irene Koronas This is poetry at its

This is poetry at its very best

but it is intended especially for readers who want to learn more about contemporary American poetry but who have not known where or how to start

Conrad's (soma)tic poetry reaches out from electrifying

'These are poems that will leave their indelible mark' - ANDREW MCMILLAN

Department Store of Futures by Lauren Garland Irene Koronas This is poetry at itsIn Department Store of Futures, Lauren Garland crafts a lyrical exploration of longing, fertility, and the nuanced ache of loss. Through a kaleidoscope of imagined and remembered spaces, Garland's poems invite readers to journey alongside a speaker contemplating potential futures amidst the raw realities of pregnancy and infertility. These reflections blend with visions of places both tangible and ephemeral homes left behind, the haunting allure of