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The Strange Egg Kirstie Millar

The Strange Egg By Kirstie Millar

The Strange Egg by Kirstie Millar


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Summary

A longform prose poem about endometriosis.

The Strange Egg Summary

The Strange Egg: A Symptoms Diary by Kirstie Millar

The Strange Egg is a luminous gothic prose poem that delves into the mythopoeic to express injustice at the hands of abusive medical systems. A woman is faced, month after month, with the birth of a strange egg. Her doctor asks that she take notes on her symptoms, documenting black blood clots as big as pennies, winking stars in her eyes, and relentless pain. As the woman waits for aid from her doctor, she begins to have strange premonitions of what will be done to her body. The egg, meanwhile, is watchful and demanding. Impatient. Kirstie Millar's The Strange Egg is as gorgeous as it is horrifying. Highly original, it challenges long-held beliefs that people of marginalised genders are unreliable and irrational witnesses to our own bodies.

About Kirstie Millar

Kirstie Millar is a writer based in Manchester. In 2017 she founded Ache, an intersectional feminist press publishing writing and art on illness, health, bodies and pain. She completed her MA in Creative Writing at UEA and was a recipient of the Ink, Sweat and Tears Scholarship. Her writing has been published by Prototype, 3 of Cups Press and has been commended by Penguin's WriteNow programme in 2020 and the UEA New Forms Awards in 2021.

Additional information

GOR013309634
9781915628022
1915628024
The Strange Egg: A Symptoms Diary by Kirstie Millar
Used - Very Good
Paperback
The Emma Press
20230119
36
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