Pavilion Poetry: QuickFire, Slow Burning

Janette Ayachi's second collection delves into the universal, with poems often taking flight from the page to parachute into performance, moving away from the personal. Her hypnotic voice lifts from a keen observing stance to one that probes the chemical reactions in nature, and especially in the body. Fire is seen as an element, as something environmental, a natural disaster. Ayachi also plays with fire as a fuel in relationships, a heat felt and subject to synergy within the cells and flesh, a cardiac pulse, a love that comes quickly and burns slowly, constantly rekindling hope for change, peace and renewal.

There is a mystic undertow that exposes the materials, the lore of bones and anatomy, pilgrimages and prayers, superstitions and super galaxies that she explores with language. Lost landscapes and lost loves merge as she confronts loneliness at the same time as showing us new bloom is on the horizon - that nature will always will us another spark.

Her poetic voice is hypnotic, shifting from a keen observational stance to one that delves into the chemical reactions of the natural world, particularly within the human body. Fire is presented both as an environmental element, a natural disaster, and as a symbolic fuel within the context of relationships - a heat felt and subject to synergy within the cells and flesh, a cardiac pulse, a love that burns quickly yet slowly, constantly rekindling hope for change, peace, and renewal.

Ayachi's collection explores a mystic undertow, exposing the materials, lore, and rituals of bones, anatomy, pilgrimages, prayers, superstitions, and super galaxies, all through the lens of her poetic language. Lost landscapes and lost loves merge as she confronts loneliness, while simultaneously revealing that new bloom is on the horizon - that nature will always provide us with another spark.

The collection moves away from the personal and delves into the universal, with the poems often taking flight from the page to parachute into performance. Ayachi's exploration of these themes creates a rich and hypnotic reading experience, one that invites the reader to consider the interplay between the physical, the emotional, and the spiritual realms.

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