JACOB ALVARADO I Can Make It All Up To You
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"My legs were oaks. My knees; a forest-fire."
"His hand... slicked with sweat
from the shame of being unashamed"
"11:59 PM: a kiss away."
JACOB ALVARADO
I Can Make It All Up To You
Their poetry debut from KFB.
In his 'devotional' debut, I Can Make It All Up To You, Jacob Alvarado captures/frames desire like a tall glass of water, fresh in ways that are all at once recognizable and as new as a first kiss. The stuff of dreams itself. I keep returning to it, in love.
Now in it's Second Printing.
Jacob Alvarado is a writer, poet, and Executive Assistant for the Giller Prize. His book reviews can be found in The Ampersand Review. He lives and writes in Mississauga, Ontario.
Cover photo: Jacob Alvarado
Author photo: Kirby