Cover Art by Ramon Azzopardi Fiott
In From the Backseat of a Bus, Jeremy Mifsud encounters a variety of experiences during his commute. Published by Ghost City Press (2019), the microchap contains 9 poems about bus passengers and observations of the outside world. This edition is freely available from the publisher’s site.
The extended chapbook includes 7 additional poems that reflect on the poet’s personal experiences (obviously relating to bus travel). From these 7 poems, “Reminscence” and “Situationship” first appeared in Door is a Jar Magazine and Marias at Sampaguitas respectively. This edition can be pre-ordered on Kindle. Reviews can be found on Goodreads.
“This is such a fun and delightful read that manages to ask serious questions while playfully bending form! Also, Mifsud is so skilled at enjambment: I love the clever bend and tilt of the lines, imitating the movement of a bus on city lanes, sometimes smooth, often jolting.”
Carla Sofia Ferreira, Teacher and Poet
The following is a poem from the collection:
Overheard
I overheard
a teenage girl
telling her friends
she can’t go out tonight.
Her parents
can’t pick her up
& it’s too dangerous
for a girl
to walk alone
after 9pm.
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Oooh Jeremy putting out bangers. Congrats man, I got a copy of Sombre days so this will be a nice contrast to that looking at the cover alone :)
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Thanks penderis! been a while. Yeah, the other was gloomy, this is vibrant haha.
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The sample poem you provided here is great, so simple and yet powerful and says so much. Congrats on the book publishing and I wish you much success in sales <3
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thank you <3
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Congrats on the second publication! May it spread into the world :)
Edit: Goodreads is telling me a third, second since I've known you. Keep on!
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Yeah, kinda third, but the first I don't count it. It's unpublished by now, but still permanent in history.
Thanks <3 It's nice to have a non self-published publication now :D
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