A hopeful, courageous bilingual poetry collection by E.K. Bartlett about transformation through pole dance. The poems jump, fall, and slide across a dance floor, down into the sinews of childhood, and into magical places of imagination, all to rise up on their feet again. Guided by the oneiric, transcendental illustrations of Vidi.Tmp, we are invited to consider: how can we recreate an image of ourselves in a new and beautiful light? A deeply tender debut, unapologetically queer and full of curiosity.

Poems and translation by E.K. Bartlett // Illustrations by Vidi.Tmp

Dressing my Dragon / Panser mon dragon (Rana Editions, 2026)

“An excellent, dynamic collection… the combined lyricism of word, sound and typography on the page make for a compelling choreography of poems.” –Heather Hartley, author of Knock Knock and Adult Swim

“Dressing My Dragon is wild, a fire-breathing testament to life across cultures, genders, and spirits.” –Carrie Chappell, author of Loving Tallulah Bankhead

“These are lithe poems, dipping into realms of magic, stretching their 'exquisite limbs' and ultimately spinning with a sense of self in motion." –Jessica Taggart Rose, author of The River has no Colour

Where to find it? / Où trouver le livre ?
-Buy here online
-Copies available at Librairie Majo, 27 rue des Boulangers, 75005 Paris