of poems ranging from bite-sized to long-winded, and it is inherently queer and inherently unapologetic. In their debut collection, F.S. Withers explores themes such as social and political identity, movement and stagnance, nostalgia, and the present moment. The prose dances between lighthearted and heavyhearted, and always returns to a leitmotif of love directed outward and inward. With its gilded imagery and starry-eyed appreciation for life in all its color and complexity, qUasars & quInine invites the reader to sit down and stay for a while.