Abby Lewis’s fourth poetry book, Aquakineticist  (Wipf and Stock Publishers), is now available for purchase.

About Aquakineticist

In her latest collection, Abby explores the journey from innocent child to sexualized object to scorned woman through “a poetic expression of a bildungsroman.” In the collection, coming of age is set against the socio-geography of growing up in the American South.

Praise for Aquakineticist

“‘She keeps all her secrets / hidden inside like a bouquet’ (‘Sown Woman’). Sometimes questioning, sometimes defiant, sometimes sure, Abby Lewis’s Aquakineticist traverses personal history and explores the ache of living—questioning, as we all do, the decisions she has made. This collection is a poignant reminder of both the joys and insecurities of growing up where ‘Grandma can’t afford / to pay the real trash man, but she / still places four silver quarters in / my hand’ (‘Angel Food Cake’). Lewis captures the magic of the ordinary in poems such as ‘The Essence of Lounging,’ as the speaker considers her relationship with gravity. ‘On Identity’ explores the discovery of self and others when she is asked, ‘Would you rather be a flower or a weed?’ Passionate and self-aware, Lewis seizes each moment of the past, both good and bad, through poetry before ‘another memory / disintegrates’ (‘Memories Ablaze’). This collection is one you will read again and again.”

 KB Ballentine, author of All the Way Through and Spirit of Wild

Aquakineticist (Wipf and Stock Publishers) is now available for purchase. Learn more about Wipf and Stock Publishers.

About the Author

Abby N. Lewis is a poet from Dandridge, Tennessee. She is the author of the poetry collection Reticent (2016) and two chapbooks. She holds several master’s degrees. Her creative work has appeared in over a dozen journals and magazines, most notably Timber. Her book reviews and interviews can frequently be found on Chapter 16’s website. Keep up with her on her website, freeairforfish.com.