Brutal Lover, by Angela Sophia

Poetry, chapbook, 32 pages, from Bottlecap Features. Angela Sophia wrote Brutal Lover over the course of her spring semester of her second year of college whilst at her family home. During her time at home, Angela Sophia was consumed by thoughts of mortality and the inevitable emotions that come along with it. Left maddened and mournful, Angela Sophia read through her old writings from previous years. This is when she found a poem she wrote her first year of college titled “Brutal Lover” which describes a deep sense of abhorrence and tenderness towards being human. After reading this poem, Angela Sophia began her creation of Brutal Lover, the chapbook. “I am a brutal lover of life, people, places, and things; I am a brutal lover of you” Brutal Lover is a collection of prose and poetry entries written by Angela Sophia. The term “Brutal Lover” in this context encapsulates the pain and pleasure that comes with the human condition. With themes of solitude, love, and heartache, Angela Sophia paints a vivid image of a writer who invites anger, melancholy, and desolation equally as much as she does happiness and levity. Angela Sophia is a first-generation Mexican American from Southern California. She currently attends Cal Poly Pomona as a liberal studies major and philosophy minor. Angela Sophia began to write prose and poetry in middle school and has loved to do so ever since. She enjoys reading, lounging, listening to music, and drinking coffee.