Katie Farris Books

Katie Farris is the author of a hybrid form text lauded as “truly innovative” and “a book with gigantic scope.” Her work shifts from biblical tones to dream-like sequences, gripping the reader from the opening lines. Farris also works as a translator from Russian, French, and Chinese, with her translations capturing a “strange, elegant evanescence” that pulses between the lines. Her own poetry and prose have appeared in numerous literary journals, solidifying her position as a distinctive voice in contemporary literature.

Boysgirls
85 pages
3 hours of reading
4.8(26)Add rating
Exploring the intricate relationship between language and sexuality, the author challenges conventional narrative forms by employing unclassifiable and unruly prose. The text delves into how genre and gender are intertwined, revealing that our understanding of identity is deeply rooted in the structure of language. By examining the limitations imposed by established conventions, the work highlights how form, genre, and grammar shape social order and influence our perceptions of self and otherness.
Standing in the Forest of Being Alive
Standing in the Forest of Being Alive is a memoir-in-poems that reckons with erotic love even as the narrator is diagnosed and treated for breast cancer at the age of thirty-six during a time of pandemic and political upheaval.

Boysgirls

Standing in the Forest of Being Alive