Poetry Lounge Press presents the newest poetry book release from in-house publishing: Otto Macfarlane’s Catharsis

Otto is a Pittsburgh born Poet who previously has been published in yawp Art + Literature ‘Zine. In addition to their publication in yawp, they’ve followed spoken word poets and have even participated in the craft. Their first publication was a monologue in a small school run Cabaret and this put their foot in the door to aim towards their life long goal, to publish a book of their own.

Growing up, they’ve always aspired to publish a book. Having been heavily involved in the mental health system over their lifetime, they are extremely passionate about wellness and advocacy in those areas. This collection of poetry dives deep into a wide variety of topics, however, the general theme is that as people, we often reflect on life with rose tinted lenses, this piece of work discusses what taking those lenses off means for the poet.