Chrissy Martin’s Book Notes music playlist for her poetry collection Whole, Holy, Hot

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Previous contributors include Jesmyn Ward, Lauren Groff, Bret Easton Ellis, Celeste Ng, T.C. Boyle, Dana Spiotta, Hanif Abdurraqib, Andrew Sean Greer, Roxane Gay, and many others. Chrissy Martin’s poetry collection Whole, Holy, Hot explores chronic illness with a unique pop culture lens. Esmé Weijun Wang wrote of the book: “This collection captures the realities of chronic illness and disability with language that transcends mere description into art. I nod at a phrase that reflects like a kaleidoscope, a poem that takes my breath-reminded I am not alone.” In her own words, here is Chrissy Martin’s Book Notes music playlist for her poetry collection Whole, Holy, Hot: I wrote much of Whole, Holy, Hot to full albums set to play on repeat. Once I’d worn out one album’s spell, I’d move to another. I wanted to stay inside a single artistic world for a while—to…