Editorial Note by Max Wallis

effluvium is a poem of leakage and revolt. Stains blur into one another, sex, blood, mucus; until the body itself becomes hostile, a site of overflow. The speaker moves between bed and self, between past and present, carrying a lifetime of “undreaming,” of scars visible and invisible. The poem asks how a body can betray itself, how flesh becomes record and trigger, “a mutiny of function / over intent.” It is raw, unflinching, refusing to sanitise what survival costs.

About the Author:

JP Seabright (she/they) is a queer disabled writer living in London. They have six solo pamphlets published and four collaborations, encompassing poetry, prose and experimental work. More info at https://jpseabright.com via Twitter/X @errormessage and @jpseabright everywhere else.

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