Unruly Blood

’the song soil sweat of it knowing nothing of

a binary bondage a bountiful mess of myself

everything under the sun is changing all the

time all my skin soft lovers flocking to the

river’

Olivia Douglass’ new pamphlet takes us into the shape-shifting experiences of young selfhood, family and what it means to be between worlds. Douglass’ poetry is like a strong shot of the good stuff, an irresistible introduction to this multi-talented artist.