Emily Perkovich Knihy

Focusing on the impact of societal pressures, this book delves into the complexities of eating disorders and body dysmorphia, exploring their roots in trauma and unhealthy coping mechanisms. Perkovich highlights the emotional and psychological strains these issues create, offering insights on how to navigate and destigmatize them both personally and within society. Through this examination, readers are encouraged to foster understanding and compassion towards themselves and others facing similar challenges.

Exploring the aggression faced by women and femmes, this poetry collection presents a raw and honest perspective through the lens of a sexually fluid sex worker. It delves into themes of generational and religious trauma, mental health, addiction, and the toxic dynamics between women. The collection also addresses the violent language and behaviors of cisgender heterosexual men, as well as issues like eating disorders and social performance. With explicit and graphic content, readers are encouraged to approach the work with care.

The Autumn 2023 anthology from Querencia Press showcases a diverse array of works from 58 contributors, encompassing poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. The collection explores a wide range of themes, addressing complex issues such as self-harm, addiction, grief, and trauma, alongside political commentary and elements of body horror. Content warnings are provided to prepare readers for the sensitive topics discussed throughout the anthology.

The Spring 2024 anthology from Querencia Press showcases a diverse collection of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction from 44 contributors. It explores a wide range of themes, addressing complex and often challenging subjects such as self-harm, addiction, grief, domestic violence, religious trauma, sexual trauma, gender dysphoria, and politics. Additionally, the anthology includes elements of blood and body horror, offering readers a thought-provoking and intense literary experience. Content warnings are provided to prepare readers for these sensitive topics.

This anthology showcases the diverse voices of 52 contributors across poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. It explores a wide range of themes, including self-harm, addiction, grief, and various traumas, reflecting the complexities of human experience. The editor provides content warnings for sensitive topics such as domestic violence, religious trauma, and gender dysphoria, as well as elements of blood and body horror, ensuring readers are prepared for the intense material presented within.

Exploring the depths of personal struggle, this collection reveals a woman's confrontation with the disintegration of her reality. Through poignant and raw imagery, the poet captures the vulnerability of existence, exposing the hidden truths that lie beneath the surface. With powerful language and emotional resonance, the work is hailed as a significant contribution to contemporary American poetry, promising to leave a lasting impact on its readers.

This anthology showcases the diverse voices of 48 contributors across poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. It explores a wide range of themes, addressing complex and often challenging topics such as self-harm, addiction, grief, and trauma, while also touching on issues of gender dysphoria and politics. The editor emphasizes the importance of content warnings due to the sensitive nature of the material, including elements of blood and body horror, ensuring readers are prepared for the emotional depth and intensity of the works presented.

The Summer 2023 anthology from Querencia Press showcases a diverse array of works from 51 contributors, encompassing poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. It explores a wide range of themes, addressing complex and often challenging subjects such as self-harm, addiction, grief, and various forms of trauma, including domestic and sexual violence. Additionally, it delves into gender dysphoria and political issues, with some pieces containing elements of blood and body horror. Content warnings are provided to guide readers through these sensitive topics.

The Winter 2024 anthology from Querencia Press showcases a diverse array of works from 46 contributors, encompassing poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. It addresses a broad range of themes, reflecting on complex issues such as self-harm, addiction, grief, and various traumas, including domestic and sexual violence. Additionally, the anthology explores topics like gender dysphoria and political discourse, with content warnings for sensitive material including blood and body horror.

"I haven't been able to sleep." Confusion builds in this sleepless fever-dream, where our narrator finds themselves searching for a way out. Corvus, a group consisting of two crows and a raven, is always present and eager to assist, but are they really just chatty birds? And why does time seem to loop and reset? How does it all tie together? Written in a surreal and interlocking lyrical prose, Swallow is an immersive journey through an insomnia-plagued mind. In this traumatic, dream-like landscape, you stumble through discomfort and horror with creatures and scenery that are rarely what they seem to be at first glance. This is a reckoning with the demons of one's past and a constant pushing through to reach one's birth.