Rebecca Perry is an acclaimed poet whose work is characterized by its keen insight into the human experience. Her collections, often exploring the complexities of emotion and relationships, showcase a poetic precision and a strong command of language. Perry focuses on capturing the nuances of everyday life, transforming them into resonant artistic statements. Her writing is celebrated for its sincerity and its ability to forge a deep connection with the reader.
A collection of three distinct parts, the poems in Rebecca Perry's second collection Stone Fruit nonetheless speak across their many common preoccupations: memory, grief, the fallibility of the physical form, our connection to and place in the world, natural and otherwise.
When Rebecca Perry was growing up, she competed nationally and internationally as a trampolinist. 'On Trampolining' deftly blends memoir and lyrical nonfiction to explore a time she 'chose air over earth'. Perry's explorations on pain, flight and grief in relation to competitive sport, memory and the body are sensuous, funny, traumatic and tender.