For Fear of Spontaneous Combustion, by Alye Perryman

Poetry, chapbook, 40 pages, from Bottlecap Features. What happens if all of the emotions bursting inside of all of us conspire to write a book? This is a collection of free-verse poetry that delves into the intensity of the human state. It ranges in topics from environmentalism to discrimination to mental health. This book starts with a sense of indignation which transforms into despondency and finally euphoria; it is intense, yes, but also celebrates the triumph and inherent light of the human soul. The settings consist of natural spaces, and the poems feature stigmatized but tenacious characters in the form of a nameless narrator. Alye Perryman is a young writer who has been writing for seven years now. For Fear of Spontaneous Combustion is her first book. Her writing includes both poetry and prose. Her work has been inspired by several movements like romanticism and modernism.