I WILL GET UP OFF OF

A CBC BOOKS POETRY COLLECTION TO WATCH FOR


POP

WINNER OF THE RELIT AWARD FOR POETRY

SHORTLISTED FOR THE A.M. KLEIN POETRY PRIZE



photo credit: Gerardo Salazar

Simina Banu's interests are at the intersection of capitalism, technology and mental health. In 2020, she published her debut full-length collection, Pop (Coach House Books), which won the 2021 ReLit Award for poetry. She has published several chapbooks: where art (words(on)pages), Tomorrow, adagio (above/ground), harmony in Beach Foam (Anstruther Press), and ERE—a collaboration with Amilcar John Nogueira (Collusion Books). In 2024, she released her second full-length poetry collection, I WILL GET UP OFF OF (Coach House Books).