A letter from your sheets // if your sheets could speak. by Elizabeth Kemball
A letter from your sheets // if your sheets could speak. by Elizabeth Kemball
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This microchapbook explores the idea of giving a voice to the inanimate, through imagining a letter written from a person's bed sheets. When I started writing this piece, I was looking at writing a poem distanced from the ‘I’ which I find myself writing most often; I wanted to instead write from the perspective of something that does not have a voice of its own. Sheets are witness to a huge portion of humans’ lives: sleep, sorrow, romance, sex, death, and more. By using this voice I delved into a voyeuristic but gentle observation of a place in which humans are often at their most vulnerable.
Our sheets are primarily places of comfort and solace, but also isolation. I was intrigued by the concept of what people are like when they think nothing is watching – when they are allowed to be their barest self. It may read like a confession or a love letter, and I think to each person it will vary depending on their own relationship with sheets and sleep – one of the few activities all humans partake in. This book is a fragmented narrative, of flashes of actions and images that give us an insight into the person’s life through the moments that they spend in their bed.
This tiny book contains one full-length poem and measures approximately 2.125 x 2.75 inches. Each book is handmade and numbered, representing its place in the limited 100-copy run.
Each copy is uniquely hand-crafted/folded; because of this, some uneven edges do occur. We think it gives them more character!
*Digital copies are also available for those who find the cost of shipping to be prohibitive--please see the separate Digital Copy listing to purchase
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5 out of 5 starsEm Jul 3, 2020
Absolutely gorgeous writing. I'm planning to carry it in my wallet so I always have something with me to read.
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Super cute micro -hapbook! Arrived quickly. Excited to dig in deeper to these poems when I have a moment to take a closer look. Thank you, Juliette! :)
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