TEATH

“Both profane and profound, Teath is a twisted take on the life-altering events that make us who we are and who we’ll become. Through the distorted lens that is her truth, Round’s vulnerability is wrapped in unrefined and grotesque imagery that gives us delusions perfection. As she invites us to uproot and rebury these memories deep within her own personal boneyard, we question whether we are born into innocence or if worldly conduct is in our blood. Regardless, no matter how many times this princess loses her crown, the poet’s focus still shifts to finding forward, wherever or whatever that might be.“

-Rowan Beckett, editor of ‘Hot Girl Haiku’

THE COVETED

“The Coveted is a lament and an ode to the body in survival. As a former gender non-conforming child who has grown into their queerness through processes that felt like a shattering in my body, these poems feel like company and understanding in a way few have been. And, even in the hardest moments of a book that takes so much time to make you feel Laura’s skin and heartbeat, that’s what is left with me: a deep sense of understanding, an untangling of the shame.“

-Duna Haller, author of ‘LIMBO’