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    sun eater
    sun eater
    sun eater
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    sun eater

    By dre levant

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    "sun eater is a reminder from dre levant to bathe in sunlight like a cat on a porch. levant manages to weave light, love, hope, and the thread of darker times, into a blanket he wraps you in. sun eater is the optimistic voice of a resilient veteran of the past telling you that it's okay to go outside and play. levant's technica

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherQuerencia Press, LLC
    Release dateApr 10, 2024
    ISBN9798869145987
    sun eater
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    dre levant

    dre levant is a genderqueer artist and writer. dre likes to wear as much glitter eyeshadow as possible, make art that is both vibrant and macabre, as well as build wine cellars in minecraft. their work has been published in ROOM magazine, bodyfluids lit mag, diet milk mag, & many more. they are also the author of several poetry chapbooks, including "icarus rising" (kith books '23) and "jack invites werewolves to the tea party" (alien buddha press '23). for snippets of poetry & cat pics, follow @drethepiper on instagram or visit their website: drelevant.carrd.co.

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      sun eater - dre levant

      sun eater

      ❊

      dre levant

      Querencia Press – Chicago Illinois

      QUERENCIA PRESS

      © Copyright 2024

      dre levant

      All Rights Reserved

      No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission.

      No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with the written permission of the author.

      Any person who commits any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages.

      ISBN 978 1 959118 87 9

      www.querenciapress.com

      First Published in 2024

      Querencia Press, LLC

      Chicago IL

      Printed & Bound in the United States of America

      ALSO BY DRE LEVANT

      icarus rising

      jack invites werewolves to the tea party

      our lil atrocities

      unholy fruit

      flower tongues

      a rotten symphony for saccharine saints

      contents

      ❊

      sunrise // bright things

      and what is violet

      but blue spilling into red

      Your Bodies

      pretty places

      //holyhome

      two infinities

      under the bridge

      street corners (empty vessels)

      to wonderland?

      why i don’t talk to god

      invocation

      andthe snowsun meltsme

      ferry me through

      a lily is

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