What We Lost in the Swamp Poems

<B>How do you untangle the real you from the curated you? In this introspective yet whimsical collection, poet Grant Chemidlin takes readers into the thicket of self-discovery.</B><BR><BR><B>**Finalist for Lambda Literary Award - Gay Poetry</B><BR><B> </B><BR><I>What We Lost in the Swamp</I> is a lush and vibrant collection of poems that examines the many manifestations of green: nature, inexperience, jealousy, burgeoning love, and exploring sexuality. It is a slow unfurling. It is a love letter to growth, to rediscovery, to finally learning how to speak the truth. These astonishing poems ask the reader: Who do you want to be in this world? How do you want to build a life?<BR>  <BR> This is not a coming out. This is a coming <I>in</I> to one’s truest self.<BR><BR><I><B>Find out why this is one of TikTok's most viral poetry books.</B></I>