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Tell Me I'm Not on Fire (2024)
Tell Me I’m Not on Fire emergency ejects the reader into a burning landscape populated by men in ski masks, televised beauty queens, ordained Elvis impersonators, and lonely arsonists. These poems set fire to the facade of “Everything’s fine!” and examine what’s hidden underneath. Dark humor, raw intimacy, and a host of pop culture references ultimately reveal the unending apocalypse of being human. We’re all on fire, but that’s alright. Buckle up and let these poems rob a bank, throw you into an unmarked van, and high-speed chase a hurricane. Once you get to know them, you’ll find you have a lot more in common than you thought. |
REVIEWS
"An outstanding book. Wildly inventive and thoroughly entertaining. Nicolette writes with an agency and precision that's hard to come by. Her strikingly cinematic poems seared deep and remained in motion long after I put the book down." - Buddy Wakefield, author of A Choir of Honest Killers
"In this stunning triumph of a collection, Nicolette Daskalakis goes big. Her humor, her metaphors, her irreverence are all magnified in a way that doesn't let the reader look away. As good art should, her poems will leave you feeling simultaneously disturbed and understood. I will return to this collection again and again." - Miriam Kramer, author of Built by Storms
"Tell Me I'm Not On Fire" is available for purchase on Amazon, Barnes & Noble.com, or upon request at your local bookstore. The book is also stocked at a number of brick-and-mortar stores, including Messy Nessy's Cabinet [Paris], After8 Books [Paris] and RotorBooks [Leipzig]. To request a review copy please email [email protected]
"An outstanding book. Wildly inventive and thoroughly entertaining. Nicolette writes with an agency and precision that's hard to come by. Her strikingly cinematic poems seared deep and remained in motion long after I put the book down." - Buddy Wakefield, author of A Choir of Honest Killers
"In this stunning triumph of a collection, Nicolette Daskalakis goes big. Her humor, her metaphors, her irreverence are all magnified in a way that doesn't let the reader look away. As good art should, her poems will leave you feeling simultaneously disturbed and understood. I will return to this collection again and again." - Miriam Kramer, author of Built by Storms
"Tell Me I'm Not On Fire" is available for purchase on Amazon, Barnes & Noble.com, or upon request at your local bookstore. The book is also stocked at a number of brick-and-mortar stores, including Messy Nessy's Cabinet [Paris], After8 Books [Paris] and RotorBooks [Leipzig]. To request a review copy please email [email protected]
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Portrait of Your Ex Assembling Furniture (2018) Nicolette Daskalakis' latest collection of poetry explores a witty minefield of ex-lovers, breakups, and ill-fated relationships. With charm and biting humour, Nicolette's poems manage to break your heart and reassemble it. "Portrait of Your Ex Assembling Furniture" is for anyone who's ever ran into their ex, fallen in love at the grocery store, or gone on a few too many first dates. |
