Here are the poems that I fell in love with recently. Read them, you won’t regret it.

” my body grew larger       a walk-in closet       I stood on the inside
hiding behind dresses               on the outside             Bible verses
& Jesus             men who made sure I heard them tell me
my body was not my own”

~from And the Word Was God by Savannah Sipple, published by Split This Rock.

“a list of grounding and coping skills – / …melt ice in hand / describe what you see… / Once home, you shove the ugly / words between poems in your desk.”

~from Trauma Informed Care by Kristin Ryan, published in the last issue of Anti-Heroin Chic. Side note #1: I’m really sad Anti-Heroic Chic is no longer publishing issues, they’re wonderful and I highly recommend perusing their old issues when you have the time. Side note #2: Kristin’s full length manuscript, Morning, With Bandages, has been accepted for publication by Bone & Ink Press. YOU WILL WANT TO BUY THIS BOOK!

“I don’t like pools / for the same reason / I don’t like love / they are stronger than my body”

~from Days of 2000 by Crystal Stone, published by Driftwood Press

“Every night, my sister dines on air
and alabaster, pushing potatoes up against
an embankment of peas, into winter’s
spare room of loneliness.”

~ from Anorexia Nervosa by Cynthia Atkins, published by Rust + Moth