#lgbt poets

GREAT ACE CLUB FEATURE: DROWNED IN MILK TEA

Happy new year fellow ace book lovers!

We are gonna start the new year off right with a delightful poetry collection by an equally delightful person, Anne Chivon.

You may have caught this book as a newsletter freebie, or can sign up to catch new freebies here. If you need a copy of the book this month you can get it in paperback or ebook over here.

This book is a little different, as there are prompts before each poem and the pages are not numbered. Our reading schedule is below:

• January 1-8: The first 7 poems
• January 9-15: The next 5 poems
• January 16-22: The next 5 poems
• January 23-31: The last 6 poems

Prompt: Write about glass breaking

• -What is something that has made you feel trapped? How can that help you relate to this poem?
• -Explore the dynamic between being trapped by someone and then being let free. Can the person who did the trapping really let the other go?
• -Can you really be “released” from a relationship?
• Prompt: Write about something that is hidden
• -How does a long term relationship change you? Your partner?
• -What might the buried treasure look like? What would your buried treasure be?

Prompt: Write something you hear

• -Can you find happiness without someone else?
• -How can music help a person get over a relationship? How does music heal?
• -In what ways are music and medication helpful for people?
• Prompt: Write about an old joy
• -Have you ever found it hard to let someone go but easy to take them back? How does that relate to the poem?
• -How would you describe hearing from someone you care about after a long period of time?
• -How is this poem another example of the cyclical nature of unhealthy relationships?

Prompt: Write about a breakdown

• -How is poetry a good catharsis?
• -Have you ever felt like there are a thousand words waiting to spill out? Do you write poetry? If not, what else do you do?
• -Has anyone ever made you feel like the poem describes? What did you do to handle the emotions?
• Prompt: Write about an aftertaste
• -In what ways do relationships leave an aftertaste? How would you describe it?
• -Do you ever find yourself nostalgic for things from your past? What causes it? Do you try to remember the good over the bad?
• -How does the imagery of the poem make you feel? Does it adequately show what an unhealthy relationship is like?

Share your favorite poems and quotes from this collection! What themes did you most vibe with?