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This poem is from the book Go Forth: Lose Yourself into Life by Gabrielle Myers (Finishing Line Press), and can be found at https://finishinglinepress.com/product/go-forth-lose-yourself-into-life-by-gabrielle-myers/
Gabrielle is a Sicilian-American writer, professor, and chef. She is the author of Hive-Mind, a memoir and the. poetry books Too Many Seeds (2021), Break Self: Feed(2024) and Points in the Network (October 2025). Her poetry has been published in the Atlanta Review, Evergreen Review, Adirondack Review, San Francisco Public Press, Fourteen Hills, pacificREVIEW, Connecticut River Review, Catamaran, Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review, Sand Hills, Sheila-Na-Gig, University of Alabama’s Al Dente,Cathexis Northwest Press, American University’s Folio, Reunion: The Dallas Review, and American Poetry Review. Gabrielle is the Farm-to-Fork columnist for Inside Sacramento magazine and has created her own International Farm-to-Fork column on Substack. Access links to her memoir, poetry books, farm-to-fork articles, published works, and interviews through her website: http://www.gabriellemyers.com
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