THE ALGORITHM KNOWS I NEVER STOPPED LOVING YOU (paperback)

Katy Haas is a queer non-binary poet, collage artist, and Furby enthusiast from mid-Michigan. Their work can be found in Peach Magazine, Stanchion, HAD, and elsewhere. This is their first poetry chapbook. Find them on Twitter (@katyydidnt) & Instagram (@mouthshroom).

"Haas’s writing perfectly captures the inherent comedy of love and heartbreak in the digital age—the poems feel immediate and tactile. These poems make a breakup sound like the most romantic thing that can happen to you, with lines like 'i picture myself drunk in a dive bar bathroom/with all the sexy nuns/and when i tell them about you/they delete your number from my phone/and press kisses to my cheeks.' This collection will have you texting quotes from every poem to the person you’re sleeping with." 

— Frances Klein, author of "New and Permanent" 

"I found Katy’s chapbook in a Spriggan’s lair. It sat atop a razor-sharp alter carved from obsidian, decorated with poisonous and exotic flowers. A mass of reaching skeletons sprawled at the base and the skeletons still felt loved." 

— Jon Berger, author of "Goon Dog" 

“How do you move on when the algorithm reminds you of what was? In these poems, Katy Haas obsesses over a former lover, capturing the messiness of entanglements, one-night stands, and dive bar bathrooms where nothing is more embarrassing than being honest, and so the speaker of these poems isn’t—or at least insists they aren’t. Direct, plaintive, achingly emotional, and humorous too, Haas creates a striking collection where every love song begins with 'fuck you' or 'I’m sorry' and the void echoes on endlessly, despite the attempts to fill it.” 

— Gina Myers