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Less and More: The Poetics of Trauma and Transition in Kayleb Rae Candrilli's What Runs Over.

A literary criticism of the verse memoir "What Runs Over" by Kayleb Rae Candrilli is presented. It discusses representation of transgender and gender-nonconforming experience through trauma and survival. It examines how the book's poetic form negotiates the tension between revealing and withholding...

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Published in:Australian Literary Studies Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 1 - 25
Main Author: Villani, Anders
Format: Literary Criticism
Published: Australian Literary Studies 2025
Subjects:
What Runs Over (Book)
Candrilli, Kayleb Rae
Transgender people
Emotional trauma
Poetry collections
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:A literary criticism of the verse memoir "What Runs Over" by Kayleb Rae Candrilli is presented. It discusses representation of transgender and gender-nonconforming experience through trauma and survival. It examines how the book's poetic form negotiates the tension between revealing and withholding traumatic events, using formal strategies to convey both factual and emotional truths while bearing witness to marginalization and abuse.