GHOST :: SEEDS: Poems Lawrence Lindell his friends called him “Stick”

his friends called him “Stick” and every basketball game he played ended in pain

revealing a misunderstood side of mental health and creativity while offering a roadmap to facing heartbreak in order to live life to the fullest

Willa Mae saves their life and finally offers some answers

Roller coasters

Her prestigious tearoom transforms into an illegal bloodhouse by night

GHOST :: SEEDS: Poems Lawrence Lindell his friends called him “Stick”2024 Stonewall Book Award Barbara Gittings Literature Award Honor Book 2024 Mass Book Awards Poetry Longlist Winner of The 2022 X. J. Kennedy Poetry Prize, selected by Kimiko Hahn Set on a remote island on the Maine coast, GHOST :: SEEDS incorporates elements of magical realism and myth to explore and trouble conceptions of gender and identity. The central tension of this book length poem is a dialogue between a trans speaker and his ghost, the girl