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Survivors of trauma carry it with them long after the event itself. It shapes them through the rest of their lives, influencing their sense of identity and value. Living with trauma takes incredible strength. In this collection of poems, Elisabeth Horan calls to survivors - "I believe you. I see you. And I'm here to show you a way through.

Sylvia Plath - an iconic female figure in literary lore - endured a tragic existence, which sadly ended at the age of just thirty, in 1963. Clinically depressed for most of her adult life, she suffered from insomnia, domestic abuse, and several suicidal episodes. Plath was a mother in turmoil, a tortured soul battling her beast of burden. She ended her days by putting her head in the oven and turning up the gas. A bright star snuffed out when ...

In this beautiful homage to Emily Dickinson, Elisabeth Horan tackles many of the same themes Dickinson did - lust, hope, pain, loss, and death, to name a few. Horan welcomes the reader not just into her world, but also her mind and uses structure and punctuation to create order where there is chaos. "Odd list Odd house Odd me" is a powerful collection that pulls at the heart and mind as darkness and unabashed sensuality ensnare the senses, cha...

Bad Mommy / Stay Mommy" by Elisabeth Horan is a blazing myriad of thoughts from her severely depressed mind. Written from the depths of a twirling stifling postpartum haze, Elisabeth's poetry her transcend the macabre. This book of poetry is a visceral, it speaks for all that suffer from mental illness.While reading these epic gems, I thought "That's me!" But then I realized that no it could never be me, I am not brave like Elisabeth. I am not...

This is the hole. I go thereOn Sundays. I go there after dinnersBefore school --- mid work dayAfter lunch with the boss MondaysThe hole has Hangover coalTo paint my face to smudgeIn the acne, rosacea, colloscum" "Alcoholic Betty, we know the story. She died. Or did she? Through the "hours of penance" that is alcoholism and its attendant chaos-math and aftermaths, recurrent false dawns and falsetto damnations, Elisabeth Horan forges a descent/a...

A tribute to all survivors who cope daily with pain and trauma, this poignant collection of fiery poetry is unblinking in the face of what many survivors face, exploring the multifaceted reality of trauma, the aftermath of unspeakable horrors, feeling like a hunted thing, a broken thing, but ultimately overcoming this and basking in the light and strength of carrying on. From the first poem "CW" about how women struggle to exist in this societ...