CULACCINO - Poetry Collection
After a year laden with transition, author Kyle Stück decided to stop running from his mind and finally allow himself to bleed, the blood taking form in Culaccino, a collection of fifty poems preoccupied with loss, doubt, love, myth, and the troublesome anxiety seemingly connecting them all.
I released this shortly after graduating from college when I had no idea what I was doing with my life. I haven’t revisited Culaccino in years but I imagine if I did now I wouldn’t love it. The book was released in January 23, 2018 and I’ve grown so much since then, both as a writer and a person, and I imagine I’d honestly struggle not to cringe if I read it now. Still, I’m thankful for the piece. I was trying poetry for the first time and exploring (ever so delicately) themes and ideas previously “out of bounds” to my upbringing. It’s a time capsule for who I was as a person and artist at that time and I’m proud that the anxious mess I was back then was able to express himself through the healing power of art. My sister, Lauren Louise Gray, was a big part of that whole process and who I am as an artist is largely due to her. I am and will forever be, eternally grateful.
I’ve been working (slowly) on new poetry for the past couple of years and look forward to releasing another collection sometime in the near future.
For now, if you’re interested in this first attempt—you can check it out here or by clicking the images below.
