visual-poetry hybrid collection that delves into the confusion, guilt, & pain experienced in the aftermath of a suicide attempt

Manipulate Me, Babe-I Trust You

an examination of eating disorders and body dysmorphia, their effects, & the traumas that cause them.

The Number 12 Looks Just Like You

poetry collection focused on feminism through a sexually fluid SWer's lens

baby, sweetheart, honey

Swallow

Found within the pages of this book is a fenestration of how a woman is dealing with the collapse of their world.

Godshots Wanted: Apply Within

Emily Perkovich (she/her) is from the Chicago-land area. She is the Editor in Chief of Querencia Press, a poetry reader with Split Lip Mag, and on the Women in Leadership Advisory Board with Valparaiso University. Her work strives to erase the stigma surrounding trauma victims and their responses. She is previously published with Horror Sleaze Trash, Harness Magazine, Rogue Agent, Coffin Bell Journal, and Awakenings among others. She is the author of the poetry collections Godshots Wanted: Apply Within (Sunday Mornings at the River), The Number 12 Looks Just Like You (Finishing Line Press), baby, sweetheart, honey (Alien Buddha Press) Manipulate Me, Babe—I Trust You (GutSlut Press), & lamb/&/slaughter (forthcoming, Fifth Wheel Press, 2024) as well as the novella Swallow. Em is Otomí & learning ways to reconnect with her kin. You can find her on IG @undermeyou or Twitter @emily_perkovich or at www.emilyperkovich.com

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Emily Perkovich (she/her) is Otomí & from the Chicago-land area. She is the EIC of Querencia Press & a poetry reader with Split Lip Mag. Her work strives to erase the stigma surrounding trauma victims & their responses. Find her on IG @undermeyou or Twitter @emily_perkovich or at www.emilyperkovich.com

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