LULL by Nora Claire Miller

Winner of the 2019 Ghost Proposal Chapbook Contest. Edition of 100. Printed + assembled by Cold Cube Press in Seattle, WA. Cover design by Sam Moss. $10. Add to cart.

Excerpt

I wake in a hammerhot hallway,
the window dubbed with paint.
a pan of water on the vent, aqueduct
for firmament. something
shakes loose. the floor is not.
I try to find a doorway. at the window
is a bulldozer named LULL. I ask her
why humans invented tragedy. she says,

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About the Author

Nora Claire Miller is a poet and multimedia artist based in Western Massachusetts. They hold an MFA in poetry from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Nora’s chapbook LULL was the winner of the 2019 Ghost Proposal Chapbook Contest. In 2022, Nora became the Editor in Chief of Ghost Proposal.