All His Breakable Things

<p>“There’s another version of this story where I drain the past rouge my cheeks with its blood make a dead thing live” writes Jiordan Castle. She vividly details a life marked by her father’s mental illness and incarceration. Even in the dark of the familial prison experience Castle charms with a glowing mix of candor compassion and humor. This debut poetry chapbook takes us to the brink and delivers us back to ourselves—and to the familiar hope we all carry inside.</p>