Published!! From the Backseat of a Bus (Poetry, Ebook)

Cover Art by Ramon Azzopardi Fiott

In From the Backseat of a Bus, Jeremy Mifsud encounters a variety of experiences during his commute. Published by Ghost City Press (2019), the microchap contains 9 poems about bus passengers and observations of the outside world. This edition is freely available from the publisher’s site.

The extended chapbook includes 7 additional poems that reflect on the poet’s personal experiences (obviously relating to bus travel). From these 7 poems, “Reminscence” and “Situationship” first appeared in Door is a Jar Magazine and Marias at Sampaguitas respectively. This edition can be pre-ordered on Kindle. Reviews can be found on Goodreads.

“This is such a fun and delightful read that manages to ask serious questions while playfully bending form! Also, Mifsud is so skilled at enjambment: I love the clever bend and tilt of the lines, imitating the movement of a bus on city lanes, sometimes smooth, often jolting.”
Carla Sofia Ferreira, Teacher and Poet

The following is a poem from the collection:

Overheard

I overheard
a teenage girl
telling her friends
she can’t go out tonight.

Her parents
can’t pick her up
           & it’s too dangerous
          for a girl
          to walk alone
          after 9pm.