Intake, by K. Rose Dallimore

Poetry, chapbook, 32 pages, from Bottlecap Features.

Intake is paperwork. Intake is a medical bill. Intake is a treatment protocol. Intake is a peach. Intake is a cramp. Intake is a family history.

K. Rose Dallimore’s debut poetry collection outlines her experience with chronic illness, exploring the ways in which pain and disability intersect with love, agency, and ancestry. From the absurd horrors of the healthcare system to her necessary escape to dream worlds, Dallimore utilizes experimental forms to interrogate suffering. Even still, the collection evokes a sense of hope and resilience; of rebuilding after the end of the world.

K. Rose Dallimore is a poet, playwright, educator, restorative practitioner, and advocate based in Washington, D.C. Her work has appeared in Rough Cut Press, Anodyne Magazine, The Wild Umbrella, The B'K. and Lenticular, among others. Her plays have been performed at The Quickening Room in NYC (2023) and at the Kennedy Center in DC, as a part of the Open Doors Festival (2024) and she was a member of the Arena Stage Emerging Playwrights Roundtable (2020-2021). She graduated from Georgetown University in 2022 with a degree in International Politics. She is originally from New York City and Chattanooga, Tennessee but is proud to call DC home. Follow her on Instagram @dose.rallimore.