The cover art for our poetry book, “Pet: the Journey from Abuse to Recovery” is now available for sale on its own!
Author: Kella Hanna-Wayne
Remote Poetry Reading: The Story of “Pet: the Journey from Abuse to Recovery”
We’re having a remote poetry reading on November 6th. 2022!
Patreon Bonus Content: The Story Behind the Poem “Blades”
Today I wanted to share another full poem with you from the book and give you the backstory on this poem. Many of the poems tell specific parts of the story or…[Read More on Patreon]
I Was My Boyfriend’s Servant: The Nightmare of Financial Abuse
A deeply personal story of how I survived emotional and financial abuse in a nightmarish form.
Patreon Bonus Content: The Story Behind the Poems Part 1
Today I wanted to share with you some backstory and after-story about the poem from the upcoming book, which is called “How Could She Stay With Him?” including the full poem itself. (Read More on Patreon)
Patreon Bonus Content: Formatting the Book Part 2
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Buy Our Debut Book of Poetry: “Pet: the Journey from Abuse to Recovery”
“Pet” is a poem sequence that navigates the reader through the traumatic & transformative journey of domestic abuse and its aftermath.
Why Understanding Abuse & Trauma is Necessary for Social Justice Work
The focus of Yopp has always been to discuss all things related to social justice and civil rights. But another important topic that emerged fairly early on was issues related to abuse and trauma. Without much thought, we started writing a number of articles specifically about the experience of being abused, the aftermath, what recovery looks like, etc. We never really considered that the connection between abuse and trauma, and social justice may not be obvious to everyone. It occurred to us that it might be valuable to spell out these connections in article form.
Patreon Bonus Content: FINAL COVER REVEAL!
A long post about finishing the cover design and then the final cover reveal!!
Patreon Bonus Content: Formatting the Book Part 1
At the end of this post, you’ll see a preview of the inside of our poetry book as well as a free poem! (Read more on Patreon.)