LIMBIC by Peter Scalpello

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130 x 198mm, 88 pages, Black & white printing, Perfect bound, Softcover, 2022 Limbic is Peter Scalpello’s glittering ode to sex, intimacy, and queer discovery. Taking us on slipper y nights out fuelled by chemsex, on drunken lads’ holidays, and into the quiet violence of small domestic moments, this is a world where tracksuits hide queer desire, where shame masks vulnerability, where wallets hide wraps of crystal meth. From the eager trepidation of teenage sex, to the ecstasy of parties, to the stigma around HIV, Limbic is at once a therapy and a celebration, showing how queer learning can be both soft-edged and brutal at once. An exploration of masculinity, addiction and trauma, this is a revelatory collection of poems; wise, tender, and vital. Published by Show more