What the Water Gave Me: Poems After Frida Kahlo

Poems in the voice of Frida Kahlo. Some are close interpretations of Kahlo’s work, while others are parallels or version homages where Petit draws on her experience as a visual artist to create alternative ‘paintings’ with words. More than just a verse biography, this collection explores how Kahlo transformed trauma into into art after the artist’s near-fatal bus accident.