Advanced Reviews
"Captivating and overwhelming in a mesmerizing way is the embodiment of Deglane's chapbook. Her words are sugary sweet but also soaked in raw personal experiences and honest feelings. One can't go wrong with reading this solid micro-chapbook or indulging in it fully. "
-Vanessa Maki
“Wanda Deglane's "passionfruit" speaks with a gentle, confessional tongue to anyone who has ever experienced love, lust, or life. Her rich words are a warm velvet blanket, and her sardonic realism is a skinned knee submerged in salt water. This small slice of a poetry collection is a delight that can be enjoyed in small tastes or as one smorgasbord. Either way, enjoy it without guilt.”
-Kolleen Carney Hoepfner, author of Your Hand Has Fixed the Firmament, A Small Thing, Clinging with Many Teeth
“Wanda Deglane’s “passionfruit” is a collection of love poems in pill form. It treats the depression and anxiety we all feel when a lover moves on emotionally, if not yet physically. “passionfruit” takes time to work itself into the bloodstream, but once there, you feel anything but numb.”
-Lannie Stabile, Managing Editor of Barren Magazine