Sundress Publications announces the release of Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo’s Craft Chap, An Interview with Fear. In conversation with essay collections such as Body Work by Melissa Febos, Creep by Myriam Gurba, and Betwixt-And-Between by Jenny Boully, An Interview with Fear recollects Bermejo’s time as the “Poet in the Parks” resident at Gettysburg National Park in the Fall of 2017. Contemplating her fear of ghosts alongside her fear of white supremacists, Bermejo exemplifies exactly why dialoguing with our fears through poetry becomes a vital part of existing as an instructor and writer in the current terror of our contemporary backdrop.
You can download your copy for free on the Sundress website!
Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo is the daughter of Mexican immigrants and a Chicana poet, educator, and community organizer. She is the author of Incantation: Love Poems for Battle Sites and Posada: Offerings of Witness and Refuge. Her poem “Battlegrounds” was featured in Poem-a-Day, On Being’s Poetry Unbound, and in the anthology, Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World, highlighting her growing national recognition. Inspired by her Chicana identity and her experiences as an activist, Bermejo’s work seeks to cultivate love, resilience, and comfort in chaotic times while amplifying marginalized voices.
