Wholesale When Ilium Burns, by Tiffany Troy

Poetry, chapbook, 44 pages, from Bottlecap Features. When Ilium Burns is a bildungsroman for anyone who ever dreamed big and loved someone more extraordinary than themselves. In When Ilium Burns, protagonists ranging from the self-proclaimed 豐滿美女 (rotund Rubenesque) to 魯蛇 (braised snake) down life-affirming brekkies to prep for battle as Master’s right hand man. These sidekicks burn bright as Roman candles in their dreams of empire, which in turn, is a variation of the theme of the American Dream. In the process, they learn to talk the talk of corporate professional and find out that Ilium is not what it first appears to be. Tiffany Troy is a critic, translator, and poet.