Kindra M Austin

Twelve Kindra M Austin

TWELVE is the yearlong journey of my grief and healing expressed in poems and prose. While most pieces involve my mom directly, some are just byproducts of melancholy. But dark as my days have been, there is one who keeps me tethered to the light-you will know her influence in certain pieces; she reminds me to breathe on my worst days. And so I keep on digging into the pit of me-I know my truths deserve to be heard. In TWELVE, you'll feel the mourning of a daughter, the love of a mother, and the highs, lows, and plateaus that make the healing process an intricate one. Above all, you'll feel the steel of a woman determined to hold on to life. To quote The Crow, one of my favorite films: "It can't rain all the time."