Hummingbirds and Cigarettes, by Nancy Byrne Iannucci

Poetry, chapbook, 24 pages, from Bottlecap Features. Our world is full of contrasts.  Something as small as a hummingbird or butterfly can bring hope, beauty, and mystery, whereas something as small as a cigarette can destroy you and those around you. Love and hate, peace and chaos, nature and the artificial find their way into Hummingbirds and Cigarettes.  Nature plays a big role overall in this collection of poetry.  The natural world’s hidden messages and deciphering its meaning tend to be a common theme. At the same time, these poems address the insecurities and complexities of human relationships.  Love and desire and the hope that these blissful parts of a bond will endure, which are often explained or shrouded in images of the natural world: the seasons, hummingbirds, butterflies, etc. So, come take a walk with me through my world, my poems, perhaps one or more will shake your soul. Nancy Byrne Iannucci is a Long Island, N.Y. native who currently lives in Troy, NY with her two cats: Nash and Emily Dickinson.  She is a school librarian and historian at Albany Academies. San Pedro River Review, 34 Orchard, Defenestration, Allegro Poetry Magazine, Bending Genres, The Mantle, Typehouse Literary Magazine, and Glass: a Poetry Journal are some of the places you will find her. She is the author of three chapbooks, Temptation of Wood (Nixes Mate Review, 2018), Goblin Fruit (Impspired, 2021), and Primitive Prayer (Plan B Press, fall 2022). Visit her at www.nancybyrneiannucci.com  Instagram: @nancybyrneiannucci