Butterfly Net

<p>San Jose writer and zine artist Emily Parent's debut poetry collection Butterfly Net explores themes of rebirth and the journey to self-discovery. The poems navigate the challenges of reinvention including the search for identity through external validation and the realization that true selfhood comes from within. Through playful language and irreverent hand-drawn illustration Parent guides readers through a lush garden of poetic introspection and transformation. Butterfly Net is a reflection on the struggles and triumphs of finding your own meaning and sense of self in a world designed to numb distract and define you.</p>