F*d-Up Poetry For F*d-Up People In F*d-Up Times by Shwa Laytart

Growing up, music was a major part of my life. I wrote my first lyrics when I was seven and my parents had just divorced. I never wrote it down, I just sang it to myself when I was alone. As a child who struggled with dyslexia, word-play and twisted rhymes have always been comforting to me. 

Over the years, my poetry has taken on more of a dark and satirical vibe. Writing about injustice, greed, the destruction of nature, abstract human nature, the surreal, the underground, and the daily comedy of errors. 

F*d-Up Poetry For F*d-Up People In F*d-Up Times

by Shwa Laytart

• Over 80 poems in a variety of styles
• Intended for mature audiences
• 6x9" paperback; 124 pages
  
• ISBN 9798992685442

Cover Illustration by Seth Singer

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-  Shayla D., Registered Nurse