Verse from the Village

Tending My Wild is a collection of poetry that braves a trail unmarked running away on all fours back to a forgotten self. Alex Petunia invites you to witness her bruises, her unleashing, her shedding, her rooting. As a queer, multiracial child in a home of broken bottles, a fearful soul longing to belong roars into an unshackled lovebeast blooming with vibrant self-worth and deepening purpose. Tending My Wild stirs the howling heart to sit at future’s welcoming table where together we can honor the harsh rapids and cooing stillness of nature echoing in us all.