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  • Childproof Sky
  • About the Book
  • Published Poems
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    • Childproof Sky
    • About the Book
    • Published Poems

Trapper Markelz

  • Childproof Sky
  • About the Book
  • Published Poems
  • …  
    • Childproof Sky
    • About the Book
    • Published Poems
    • Childproof Sky
    • About the Book
    • Published Poems
    • …  
      • Childproof Sky
      • About the Book
      • Published Poems

    Trapper Markelz

    • Childproof Sky
    • About the Book
    • Published Poems
    • …  
      • Childproof Sky
      • About the Book
      • Published Poems

      Trapper Markelz

      • Childproof Sky

        A Cherry Dress Chapbooks 2023 selection

         

        Available July 8, 2023

         

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      • About the Book

         

        Trapper Markelz (he/him) writes from Arlington, Massachusetts. His work has appeared in the journals Baltimore Review, Stillwater Review, Bangalore Review, Wild Roof Journal, Greensboro Review, High Shelf Press, Dillydoun Review, Passengers Journal, and many others.

         

        Childproof Sky is a 22-poem, 31-page chapbook about the loss of a daughter from SIDS in 2009 captured from the perspective of a father and husband. The poems span 13 years and touch on moments of loss, sadness, resilience, love, and hope.

         

        Childproof Sky was selected for publication by Cherry Dress Chapbooks in 2023.

      • Poems From Childproof Sky

        Here are some poems from the chapbook published in various literary journals

        The Day We Talked About Death At Church is available in Issue #37 of Shot Glass Journal

        Published June 2022

        Childproof Sky is available in print issue 45.2 of The Journal

        Published May 2022

        You Will Need Foor For The Journey was available in Issue XXXIII of High Shelf Press.

        Published August 2021

        Read more work by Trapper Markelz at https://trappermarkelz.com

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