ELJ Editions, paperback
Publication Date: March 15, 2025
Publisher Marketing: Bone Valley Hymnal arrives from the molten core of Utah's arid landscapes. Here, with the fossils mothers pass down to their daughters Franson-Thiel weaves hymns of heritage and gender performativity. In a pursuit to reconcile the self from one's ancestry, she unearths a "line of graves/a long ribcage". These poems present compelling connections between science, gender, faith, and myth-making. Fans of the work of Alda Merini, K-Ming Chang, and Emily Skaja will enjoy the electric and surprising imagery of Franson-Thiel's poetry.
Taylor Franson-Thiel is a Pushcart-nominated poet from Utah, now based in Virginia, where she lives with her partner. She received her Master's in creative writing from Utah State University and is currently an MFA poetry candidate at George Mason University. She is the former Poetry Editor of Unfortunately, Literary Magazine and current Assistant Poetry Editor for phoebe, as well as an editorial reader for Poetry Daily. She placed second in the 2024 Bethesda Poetry Contest and won the 2024 GMU Rinehart Poetry Prize. Her work can be found or is forthcoming at, Sand Hills Literary Magazine, SoFloPoJo, The Shore, the museum of americana, and Identity Theory.
