Order (In)Habit
The debut poetry pamphlet from Hetty Cliss, published by fourteen poems.
(In)Habit wields form as a heated scalpel, revealing the complex aftermath of a ‘good bad’ relationship. These poems interrogate what it’s like to live in intertwined and inhabited orbits with a love that is sometimes quicksand, sometimes warped house, always slow consumption.
Like a close-up of a wound, Hetty Cliss’s debut pamphlet shines with painful detail.
Hetty Cliss masters the sonnet form and owns the couplet, embracing the imperative. These are sharp, witty, confessional poems that capture the zeitgeist of modern romance and explore coping strategies, hurt, and memory. Don’t miss out on these heart-howling poems you won’t forget.
A raw and moving collection, In(Habit) charts the unraveling of a relationship steeped in coercion and control. Through striking imagery and inventive form, these poems explore the quiet endurance of abuse, the struggle to maintain identity, and the pressure to present a happy façade—threaded through with the rituals of pints, Sunday lunches, and suppressed emotions. Yet, at its core, In(Habit) is a story of resilience, rediscovery, and hope. As the relationship breaks down, the speaker reclaims their power, stepping boldly into a new beginning.
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