From the Author: The box poems reveal interior landscapes created by carefully unsealing and unfolding the little boxes that populate our households – aspirin, toothpaste, eye drops and pencil-set boxes, butter boxes and tiny packs of razor blades. I collage the inner panels and tabs, and add an aphorism or short poem. I like the tactile nature of analog work, finding the right images and colors, and fitting the paper along the folds. The texts I type with an old typewriter. It can be a relief to escape into these small worlds, and I love the transformation of the mundane and ubiquitous. 

Sarah J. Sloat splits her time between Frankfurt and Barcelona, where she works as a news editor. Her book of visual poetry, Hotel Almighty, was published by Sarabande Books in 2020, and she has another book forthcoming in 2025. You can keep up with her at sarahjsloat.com.

Original published: Bluestem