Karavan Press title: Self-portrait of a Guava by Lucienne Argent

Self-portrait of a Guava

Lucienne Argent

Is it a special occasion?
Do you deserve a treat?
Stew me on the stove.
Drain my pips out with a sieve.
Mix me with some whipped cream.
Add granadilla or just juice.
It’s me that you have waited for.
It’s me, I am your treat.
It’s me that you have waited for,
a guava-pink mousse.

“It’s magnificent—quirky, original, young, funny, touching.” FINUALA DOWLING

Author photograph: Sam Wells

LUCIENNE ARGENT is a Cape Town-based writer, artist, and counsellor. In her previous lives, she worked in historical research and online education. She has poems published in the Sol Plaatje European Union Anthology, Stanzas, Think of a Poem and on the AVBOB Poetry website. She also has a short story in Karavan Press’s Tiger anthology. Self-portrait of a Guava is her first poetry collection. She writes about everyday things, like mugs, rocks, fruit, babies, and colonoscopies.

Publisher: Karavan Press

Publication date: December 2024

ISBN: 978-1-0672224-5-1