Pepita
Untitled [Notes for Blue]
Pepita's book of poems is a visual and emotionally charged feast for the senses. Shaped by the backdrop of a world in crisis, Pepita, hones in on the everyday moments, stitching together a melancholy, honest, and deeply moving poetic tapestry.
Fresh and unforced, the poems, loosely ordered across three parts, create an inner rhythm that propels the reader into Pepita's emotional world. Often sparse – the opening poem is just four words – Untitled [Notes for Blue] uses language simplistically, creating a sense of immediacy.
While anchored in place, several poems reference the poet's Australian location, they are largely reflective of an interior landscape manifested through exterior signs and symbols; a door, a swimming pool, a body, a bunch of tulips.
The evocation of blue creates a unifying schema, often implied rather than overt – “a blemished soul winking on the blink of oblivion.”
Pepita is based in Sydney Australia. They are currently completing a Masters in Creative Writing at the University of Sydney and are working on their second poetry collection.
To hear Pepita read and discuss their poetry with interviewer, Ira Ferris, click here.