Book of Thorns

In their fourth chapbook—and the first released under a new pen name—Isabelle Blythe unleashes a battle-born voice: part princess, part scoundrel, part survivor. They wield myth and memory like twin blades, claiming their power in the ruins of lineage, lovers, and the litany of days. Here, desire is rough and holy, sorrow sharp as a knife’s edge, and numbness its own hard-earned armor.

This collection is a ledger of resilience: a figure dancing barefoot where they’re unwelcome, touching every danger, refusing every silence. Fierce, intimate, and unflinching, these poems chart the come down, the uprising, and the stubborn spark that refuses to die.