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O My Charmer
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Why does the flame of attraction frizzle?
O My Charmer traces anger, guilt, grief, and bewilderment once love falls apart.
What others are saying:
These poems leave us lifted by the clarity, courage, and style of this poet’s unflinching examination.
How do we heal our own brokenness? In the absence of answers, Gekker makes art.
“Can I tell you something you may not want to hear?” asks one poem. The answer is most definitely “yes.”
— Linda Blaskey
Washington Unbound Review
Gregory Luce reviewed O My Charmer in Washington Unbound, May 12, 2026.
“The vagaries of love—romantic, sexual, or platonic—are an eternal theme for poetry, but Katherine Gekker manages to bring fresh observations to the subject in her second collection, O My Charmer. By turns witty and angry, contented and fearful, the poems in this book are compelling as they chart various phases of a sometimes turbulent relationship.”
Washington City Paper
Hannah Grieco reviewed O My Charmer in Washington City Paper, September 25, 2026.
“This roller coaster of a poetry collection explores both the grief of lost love and the impact of poetic form itself. Katherine Gekker takes us down a path of healing and discovery, making excellent use of her wry sense of humor and intricate understanding of poetics. The collection ends at an uneasy, if deeply satisfying, finish line: We aren’t whole, but we haven’t been broken.”