A LITTLE FERAL
"Maria Giesbrecht writes remarkable poems. Wildly innovative and emotionally resonant, she puts her own slant on the inner lives of women, taking her reader to delightfully unexpected places. Prepare to be dazzled." -Alison Pick, Man Booker Prize nominated author of Far to Go
In A Little Feral, Maria Giesbrecht delivers a debut collection that navigates faith, family, and personal resurrection through a voice at once wild, intimate, and quietly rebellious. Written in the aftermath of leaving a conservative Mennonite upbringing, these poems chart a parallel journey of breaking away— from father, from God, from the confines of obedience. Giesbrecht’ s language is lyrical and unflinching, a cadence that moves between tenderness and defiance.
Hi, I'm Maria
I'm a poet. I was born in Durango, Mexico and immigrated to Canada with my family when I was four years old. My poems have found homes in The Literary Review of Canada, Queen's Quarterly, Grain, Contemporary Verse 2, ONLY POEMS and elsewhere.
My collection, A LITTLE FERAL, is now available for preorder!
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