Metem/psychosis by Junpei Tarashi

A hybrid collection that touches on rebuilding a body after trauma through myth, memory, and the animalistic and fungal elements of nature. Jun Tarashi is currently considering the livelihood of frogs. Its previous work can be found in Chambers, After Happy Hour Review, and more. “Arresting. Halting. An incantation to the beasts, beats and bit parts that tiptoe at the edges of the psyche. There is myth-making then myth-breaking. We are led through the life cycles of the creatures that exist outside and allow them to become creatures within. The collection dangerously flirts with traditional forms, teasing out a narrative that winds its way through individual pieces. The repetition employed throughout is deftly utilized to lull us into that dreamscape where all is possible. “You’re sitting at a bar and you’re drinking something cheap. / You’re sitting at a bar and you’re drinking something expensive.” We are hypnotized and allowed to eavesdrop upon the myriad conversations of the creato