We Were Always Eating Expired Things Paranormal Romance Now they’ll see

Now they’ll see

Roxane Gay has written with intimacy and sensitivity about food and body

and surprisingly humorous

offering candid

the world will end on a Saturday

We Were Always Eating Expired Things Paranormal Romance Now they’ll seeShortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize 2016 for English Poetry, We Were Always Eating Expired Things is centered on our innate desire for connection, both physical and emotional. The poems deal with the impossibility of such an endeavor and celebrate our persistence in striving anyway. At its core, the collection is built around a very wise line from a Beatles song: I want to hold your hand. I want to hold your hand with no further