Some Dark Familiar: Poems by Julia C. Alter

$16.95

Debut collection from Julia C. Alter and winner of the 2023 Sundog Poetry Book Award.

“I was drawn to this book for its singular voice and remarkable tonal control. Each poem has an intensity and a sense of risk that makes the stakes immediately feel palpable and real. Some Dark Familiar is filled with poems that are hard to turn away from, and the feeling it evokes lingers long after each reading.”

-Matthew Olzmann, author of Constellation Route, and final judge of the 2023 Sundog Poetry Book Award

Debut collection from Julia C. Alter and winner of the 2023 Sundog Poetry Book Award.

“I was drawn to this book for its singular voice and remarkable tonal control. Each poem has an intensity and a sense of risk that makes the stakes immediately feel palpable and real. Some Dark Familiar is filled with poems that are hard to turn away from, and the feeling it evokes lingers long after each reading.”

-Matthew Olzmann, author of Constellation Route, and final judge of the 2023 Sundog Poetry Book Award

Paperback Original
Trim Size: 5.5 x 8.5
Page Count: 88
Price: $16.95 (CA $22.95)
ISBN: 979-8-9891784-9-0
Publication Date: April 9, 2024

Julia C. Alter

Julia C. Alter holds an MFA in Poetry from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her poetry has been nominated twice for the Pushcart Prize, and appeared widely in journals including The Southern Humanities Review, Raleigh Review, CALYX, Crab Creek, The Oakland Review, Palette Poetry and Permafrost, as well as Stained: An Anthology of Writing About Menstruation, and Ecobloomspaces: Poetry at the Intersection of Identity and Place. She lives in Williston, Vermont with her son.

photo: Karen Pike