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A HOWL IS A PRAYER TOO
A handbound poetry chapbook centered on words only given air time in the walls of religion instead of the ether of faith. Reclaiming, reorganizing, and redefining, these holy words, establishing a newfound kinship and mystery to their power and significance, ‘a howl is a prayer too’ is a contemporary reconstitution of benedictions of calling hearts.
// co-author, illustrator, designer
THE SHAPE OF YOU
THE SHAPE OF YOU confronts society's obsession with identity and spills the sense of self into extended play with the anaphora "the shape of you," using repetition as both a thousand small deaths and the gateway to understanding. This carefully constructed poetic mosaic addresses the cycle of unlearning shame, the brutality of impulse, and the encounter between Self and Other
// book cover design.
PEACE IN THE VALLEY ANTHOLOGY
Members and allies of the LGBTQIA+ community share their personal reflections surrounding their faith and reconcile their sexuality or gender expressions, via art, prayers, sermons, poetry, and prose. All faith and belief systems are represented and reflected. This anthology is for anyone struggling to reconcile their gender identity or sexuality with a faith that tells them they are not loved or condemns them and their allies to hell.
90% of all proceeds will go to providing copies of the paperback version to LGBTQIA+ youth organizations.
// artworks: ‘boxtop’, ‘Z-Axis’, ‘Fall: War’
Photography by Paolo Verzani + Ramuel Galarza
