• Let Go With The Lights On by Lexi Pelle - Write Bloody Publishing
  • Let Go With The Lights On by Lexi Pelle - Write Bloody Publishing
  • Let Go With The Lights On by Lexi Pelle - Write Bloody Publishing
  • Let Go With The Lights On by Lexi Pelle - Write Bloody Publishing
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Let Go With The Lights On by Lexi Pelle

Let Go With The Lights On by Lexi Pelle

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Lexi Pelle's debut, Let Go With The Lights On, chronicles a wise-cracking ex-Catholic girl’s rollercoaster life while troubling the notions of self, art, religion, and beauty. Through the lens of pop culture, these candid narratives reimagine beauty standards and grapple with the awkwardness of girlhood, struggles with body image and recovery, and questions of faith. In this intimate journey, with a fearless and unreserved voice, Pelle constructs a vivid frame-by-frame exploration of the profound ways in which desire molds the contours of our lives. These introspective poems illuminate the complexities of love, our human beliefs and desires.

Lexi Pelle is a poet and editor living in New Jersey. She was the winner of the 2022 Jack McCarthy Book Prize, a Pushcart Prize nominee, and a finalist for the Prufer Poetry Prize and the Marvin Bell Poetry Prize. Her work has appeared in Rattle, Ninth Letter, SWWIM, Sucarnochee Review, and The Shore.
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Grayson Thompson
"the power of deciding between pigtails or a pony..."

Let Go with the Lights On lands as you receive it, an evisceration of soft pink. Pelle writes with assassinating detail. This book captures the fear and awe of what it means to not look away. The language is a sexy and cutting slow burn; one of the loudest things on my bookshelf. At times, it’s too cool it hurts like when she says, “love is a kind of larceny, we touch to take”. Pelle’s collection of poems is a total eat your heart out because she’s having a d*mn good time.

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Victoria Ruiz
Exceptional writing!

Lexi's writing is some of the sharpest writing I've read. I've highlighted something on every page in order to learn from her craft. You will want to get your hands on a copy of this book today!

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Claire Mennella
Spectacular 🌸

This is a beautiful book to behold. Lexi’s brilliant work is displayed in every line! I am thrilled that her poems are now in print for the world to experience.

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Peter DiPreta
Let Go with the Lights On

These are thought-provoking, funny and deeply moving poems. Pelle's a one-of-a-kind poet whose book will stick with you long after you read it. What a perfect little collection!

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Omar Contreras
Wonderfully Witty

Ms. Pelle is a smart, witty, and charming writer whose work at times moved me to tears, sparked me to laugh out loud, and reminded me to cherish the relationships that make life worth living. An outstanding compilation. I look forward to following her work for years to come!

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