Oh No, Anyways!, by Julia Hills

Poetry, chapbook, 24 pages, from Bottlecap Features.

Oh No, Anyways! is a collection of poems that weave in and out of memories and the present. From poems written in the manic sun of late spring to ones from the cold dead of winter, Oh No, Anyways! takes writers through themes of appreciation for the world around us, finding one’s voice, and paralyzing anxiety. Oh No, Anyways! takes inspiration from the greats (Whitman to Graham and Bukowski to Melissa Broder) and attempts to communicate its themes to the world.

Much like their author Oh No, Anyways! is a collection of poems trying to find their way in the world. They are falsely confident and dripping with the desire to be approved and validated. Read this collection when the peepers start calling and the air starts to get balmy. This collection feels like a spring thunderstorm with a double rainbow at the end.

Julia Hills graduated from the University of Maine, receiving her BA in English Literature. Julia wishes to continue her education to achieve her Ph.D. in English, paying particular attention to John Milton’s Paradise Lost. Julia was a panelist at the 2023 International Milton Symposium where she presented her paper, Eve Interpreter of Dreams. She is also the author of Carnal-Val, published in 2023 through Bottlecap Press. When Julia is not writing she is sitting and staring blankly at a wall or cornering people at parties to shove useless information down their throats.