Pink Goo

By Eloise Armary

Pink Goo is about a spiral down to anxiety and depression and the following journey to find peace. After trying to shed light on social injustice, sexual harassment and the climate collapse, the poet finds herself in the darkness and explores many corners within herself, rough and soft. In the deep furrows of her mind, É

• Language: English
• Publisher: Eloise Armary
• Release date: May 1, 2023
• ISBN: 9781739317201

Eloise Armary

Éloïse Armary (she/they) is a French poet based in Sussex, UK. She is the author of Pink Goo, a chapbook about mental health. She is the co-host of the podcast Poetry To Your Ears and director of the documentary film Collections Of Queer Poets. Her work has previously been published in The Layered Onion, Powders Press, Aghh! Zine, The Channel, The Burrow, The Gumption Club Zine and Metropolis Bleu. Éloïse writes poetry to unscramble their mind and to share the way their body moves through this world. She writes from a bisexual, bilingual and neurodivergent lens.

Book preview

the void of the vase

no one wants to face  the void of the vase

no flower to put in  just air

anyway  the vase is rusty  nobody was there

to feel its texture  love it as it is

keep it shiny

no one wants to smell   the shit and the piss     the sweat and vomit   the morning after alcohol

the movie cuts to the party

the bokeh and the kiss   the beautiful words  the smiling eyes  the loving cheeks

i could write in detail about my hairy ass

i could show hours  of the dirty world

isn’t poetry a fine art?

everyone wants to read  about colourful flowers  

the shining light showing  the dusty air

that only enhances  the petals’ unique texture

how nice they smell  you could almost feel them

rubbing against your face

no one wants to hear  about the void of the