After some dirty dancing with breast cancer and a 2-year hiatus from writing completely, Petr finally articulated the experience in an intense feature at West Word in 2017. Unspeakable is Malapanis' first solo offering.
"In Unspeakable, her astonishing suite of poems, the devastating and necessary eruptions of language are linked to the violence that is done to our bodies. The violence of disease. The violence of sexual abuse. The violence of racism. All these violences are cruel and savage. And yet, and yet, Malapanis has created something beautiful from all this damage… These poems speak to the bravery of Malapanis, and also to her success. They speak: eloquently, savagely and beautifully. They dance, they sing." - Christos Tsiolkas
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'Malapanis has been writing for 20 years and her first solo collection does not disappoint, unless you were hoping it might be nominated for the Anne Elder award . Unfortunately, it does not have the required minimum 20-page length. But the art of a good work, is its quality, its tightness and thematic unity. This book has all that. It leaves me wanting to read more of Malapanis. The twelve poems that form this collection are all rich.' (Introduction)
'Malapanis has been writing for 20 years and her first solo collection does not disappoint, unless you were hoping it might be nominated for the Anne Elder award . Unfortunately, it does not have the required minimum 20-page length. But the art of a good work, is its quality, its tightness and thematic unity. This book has all that. It leaves me wanting to read more of Malapanis. The twelve poems that form this collection are all rich.' (Introduction)
