G, Klara du Plessis and Khashayar “Kess” Mohammadi

Palimpsest, 2023

In G by Klara du Plessis and Khashayar “Kess” Mohammadi, the poems are intelligent, playful, and provocative. The poets work to deconstruct language to its most evocative, underpinning the page with dense imagery and linguistic prowess. Having heard both poets read from the work at their launch in Toronto, I was taken aback by the poems “in the air” and their deliberate, musical soundscapes. G made me feel at home as a reader and listener in a soulful, intimate book.

—Joshua Chris Bouchard, Toronto