The Latests for "Why I Was Late"
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Review from Canthius by Namitha Rathinappillai - Charlie Petch’s debut book, Why I Was Late, interrogates masculinity through the nuanced perspective of a transmasculine, disabled, musical, theatre, Star Wars-loving person. Read it here
Article from 49th Parallel - "10 Books by Spoken Word Artists - Poetry Slam edition" - I was asked to do a list, this is it! Especially good for festival curators, we are a well performed bunch. Read it here
Review from "periodcities" by Kim Fahner - " Charlie Petch’s Why I Was Late is so very richly textured. There is a clear voice here that calls the reader to note social injustices, to speak up and speak truth for the good of self and others as well, but there is also a beautifully tender and personal voice here, one that speaks of love and of love lost, of humanity’s inhumanity but also of its big, beautiful heart" Read it here
Interview on Open Book - "Get To Know Charlie Petch With Stories of Ape Costumes, Kevin Bacon & a Trusty Buick Skylark" Read it here
Review on Goodreads by Gabriel 4.8/5 - "A very interesting look into the author's life. Poems range from topics such as death, grief, gender, pimples, Star Wars, and much more." Read it here
Review by ToPoet.ca - "This is writer who knows the power of the right ending – as opposed to the obvious ending. Charlie never takes the easy way out, never underestimates the intelligence of a reader to understand." Read it here
Review by Life With More Cowbell - "Why I Was Late is a moving, rhythmic, at times erotic and funny, exploration of love, life and humanity." Read it here
Article from 49th Parallel - "10 Books by Spoken Word Artists - Poetry Slam edition" - I was asked to do a list, this is it! Especially good for festival curators, we are a well performed bunch. Read it here
Review from "periodcities" by Kim Fahner - " Charlie Petch’s Why I Was Late is so very richly textured. There is a clear voice here that calls the reader to note social injustices, to speak up and speak truth for the good of self and others as well, but there is also a beautifully tender and personal voice here, one that speaks of love and of love lost, of humanity’s inhumanity but also of its big, beautiful heart" Read it here
Interview on Open Book - "Get To Know Charlie Petch With Stories of Ape Costumes, Kevin Bacon & a Trusty Buick Skylark" Read it here
Review on Goodreads by Gabriel 4.8/5 - "A very interesting look into the author's life. Poems range from topics such as death, grief, gender, pimples, Star Wars, and much more." Read it here
Review by ToPoet.ca - "This is writer who knows the power of the right ending – as opposed to the obvious ending. Charlie never takes the easy way out, never underestimates the intelligence of a reader to understand." Read it here
Review by Life With More Cowbell - "Why I Was Late is a moving, rhythmic, at times erotic and funny, exploration of love, life and humanity." Read it here