My copy of Genomes and Lies by Heather Kays came in the mail today, and it looks outstanding! You can grab yourself a copy by following this link: amazon.com/dp/B0GCVVWYMJ
Please leave a review if you pick one up! The author and I are eager to hear your thoughts.
Love Y’all, Write On,
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“The black pages of this book shine a light onto dark topics, most people shy away from, with its white words. As the poet shares her life’s journey, which is a painfully beautiful progression from anguish to self-healing, then finally release.”
—Michael E. Duckwall, author of The Ramblings of a Recovering Poet & 7.2 SkullQuake
“Heather Kays writes with pinpoint clarity on themes of generational trauma, and the powerful decision to break the cycle of abuse. The poems in this collection are beautifully spare, heartbreaking, and ultimately life-affirming. Healing doesn’t end here, but it builds a nice, big fire with a chosen family around it, bringing out light in through the dark cracks of human experience.”
—Kevin Ridgeway, author of Death of the Coppertone Girl (Luchador Press)
“Genomes and Lies is about inheritance you never asked for. First-born duty. Family silence. Grief passed down like law. Love becomes obligation. Loyalty becomes a leash. Heather Kays writes in unmistakable realism. Bloodlines that bruise, loss that refuses to leave the room and the hard choices of what not to carry forward. This collection is truly for anyone who’s been holding someone else’s grief inside themselves and is finally ready to put it down.”
—Vaughn Ross, Crying Heart Press
