The Strange Egg

A Symptoms Diary

Kirstie Millar

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English

The Emma Press
19 January 2023

Poetry by individual poets; Feminism & feminist theory; Gynaecology & obstetrics; Coping with illness

Series: Art Squares

The Strange Egg is a luminous gothic prose poem that delves into the mythopoeic to express injustice at the hands of abusive medical systems.

A woman is faced, month after month, with the birth of a strange egg. Her doctor asks that she take notes on her symptoms, documenting black blood clots as big as pennies, winking stars in her eyes, and relentless pain. As the woman waits for aid from her doctor, she begins to have strange premonitions of what will be done to her body. The egg, meanwhile, is watchful and demanding. Impatient.

Kirstie Millar’s The Strange Egg is as gorgeous as it is horrifying. Highly original, it challenges long-held beliefs that people of marginalised genders are unreliable and irrational witnesses to our own bodies.

By: Kirstie Millar
Imprint: The Emma Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 9
Dimensions: Height: 200mm, Width: 200mm, Spine: 5mm
ISBN: 9781915628022
ISBN 10: 1915628024
Series: Art Squares
Pages: 36
Publication Date: 19 January 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kirstie Millar is a writer based in Manchester. In 2017 she founded Ache, an intersectional feminist press publishing writing and art on illness, health, bodies and pain. She completed her MA in Creative Writing at UEA and was a recipient of the Ink, Sweat and Tears Scholarship. Her writing has been published by Prototype, 3 of Cups Press and has been commended by Penguin’s WriteNow programme in 2020 and the UEA New Forms Awards in 2021.