Their first full-length collection, Price’s candid and unflinching lyricism seeks to mark you; deeply and indelibly. These poems are not made of comforting purple prose, but rather provide an unclouded mirror reflecting a veracity that is unmistakingly Americana. Exploring queer sexuality and gender identidy, C. Russell Price writes of their resilience and grief as well as of fury and pain.

Trigger/Content Warnings: rape/sexual assault, child abuse, drug and alcohol abuse, homophobic language, and gun violence

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