Heal My Way Home
by Rachel Tanner
Publication Date: 27 October 2020
Nightingale & Sparrow Press
Genre: Poetry
Heal My Way Home explores mental health issues and physical health issues in the context of everyday life. The topics (ranging from buying jewelry to letting cats be in a wedding party) weave in and out of broader themes of illness and healing, just as life continues in and around chronic illness.
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Previously Published Pieces:
Take a sneak peek at some of the poems included in this chapbook:
- “Dark Source,” “my forever is a map that only you can read,” and “That Night after
Workshop” originally appeared in The Weekly Degree (Thirty West Publishing) - “Edith” originally appeared in Porridge Magazine
- “EEG” will appear in Blanket Sea in October 2019
- “Easter Poem” originally appeared in Barren Magazine
- “Lips” will appear in Peculiars Magazine sometime in 2019
- “World Famous Shakes” originally appeared in Bad Pony Mag
- “In Sickness” originally appeared in The Rising Phoenix Review
- An earlier version of “Inconclusive” was first published in Umbel & Panicle
About the Author
Rachel Tanner’s work has recently appeared in Barren Magazine, Moonchild Magazine, Porridge Mag, and elsewhere. She lives in Alabama with her two cats, Samson and Cady. Writing bios makes her nervous.
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