Tartarus 96 pages with a plainspoken but undeniable

with a plainspoken but undeniable openness

— Caitlin Wolper

but it's there

whose work has defined poetry for a generation of new readers

Tartarus 96 pages with a plainspoken but undeniableTy Chapman, 2024 Tartarus marks author Ty Chapmans bold entrance into poetry. Between three sections of Basquiat inspired vignettes, Tartarus offers the reader an unflinching look into Chapmans emerging understanding of his relationship to Black masculinity through familial ties, the oscillation between nihilism and hope, and the ever present tensions felt moving through a state which sees the existence of your body as an inherent danger.