allostatic load by Junie Désil
Poetry navigating healing from social injustices
allostatic load navigates the racialized interplay of chronic wear and tear during tumultuous years marked by global racial tensions, an ongoing pandemic, the commodification of care, and the burden of systemic injustice. Moving between diaristic intimacy and the remove of news reportage, Désil's second poetry collection invites readers to hold the vulnerability and resilience required to navigate deep healing in a world that does not wish you well, in a world that is inflamed and consequently inflames us, in a world where true restoration and health must co-occur with the planet and with each other.
(From Talonbooks)
allostatic load is available in April 2025.
Junie Désil is a writer of Haitian descent. Her work has appeared in publications such as Room, PRISM International, The Capilano Review, and CV2. Her debut book is eat salt | gaze at the ocean. She lives on Lasqueti Island in B.C. and works in Vancouver.
