Skin Splitting

Skin Splitting, Bryanna Licciardi's debut poetry collection, ventures to the dark side--of humor, of cultural history, of being a woman today--and turns on a light for us, triumphantly exposing a body rife with flaws and obsessions. Licciardi doesn't just laugh at her fears--she tries to date them. Drawing from quirky news and history, shameful coming of age memories, and imagined dates with serial killers, these poems consume everything. From the mundane to the insane, Licciardi devours both fact and fantasy down to a shining carcass of truth. Skin Splitting was a finalist for the international 2016 RL Poetry Award and was "highly commended" by the 2016 Fool for Poetry International Chapbook Competition. Licciardi's poem "Pack," included in this collection, was nominated for a 2017 Pushcart Prize by Inklette Magazine. This collection delivers a feminist, hilarious, strange, and much-needed voice to the modern reader.