First Book Order

Last week I made my first book order for my debut book of poetry, Even the Air, Too Heavy.

This whole process has been absolutely surreal. I’m in awe. I can’t believe that I’m less than one month away from my book being released! Like, how did I even get here? How, along this amazing journey, has it all actually culminated into a completed book of poems that’s now being published by an amazing press here in Portland?

It’s amazing to think about. The journey, the steps. I don’t really believe in fate, but I do believe that the choices we make absolutely impacts the course of our lives. My two miscarriges led me back to college. My associates degree led me to get a bachelors. The bachelors led me into a job and an MFA program. The MFA and the job gave me the financial independence to leave my ex. The MFA is also where I wrote this book. And now, a year after graduating with my MFA, my book is about to come into the world.

I’m so excited and grateful and full of basically nothing but absolute joy. This is the first step on the road to continued creativity. I will have a second book, and a third, and a tenth, and on and on. I am creative. I am talented. I am strong. I am tender. I am gentle.

I am so many things. I can’t wait to see how much more poetry I can release into the world.

There’s about a week left to pre-order a copy of my book! Check it out here.