Maximum Summer
| Author | Sylee Gore |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Nion Editions |
Publication date | March 24, 2025 |
| Pages | 44 |
| ISBN | 9781945129094 |
Maximum Summer is a 2025 debut poetry collection by Sylee Gore, published by Nion Editions. The book was published after Gore won the 2022 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize in Fiction.[1]
Critical reception
Leonora Simonovis, writing for the Poetry Foundation, observed Gore's poems about birth and motherhood, stating that "In a strong, lyrical voice, Gore delivers short, image-driven scenes that give an account of the speaker’s physical and emotional experiences as a new mother."[2]
The London Magazine called the book "an ambitious pamphlet, grappling with questions concerning the epistemological, metaphysical and political" and lauded Gore's ability to make intimacy out of the abstract.[3]
References
- ^ "2022 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize Winners". www.wasafiri.org. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
- ^ "Maximum Summer". The Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
- ^ Loft, Zadie (2025-03-05). "Review | Art as Archive by Meesha Williams". The London Magazine. Retrieved 2025-08-07.