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Stuffed: Love Poems for Assholes is the latest provocative collection of poetry from Pacific Northwest poet Maegen McAuliffe O'Leary. This deliciously paced seduction of language leaves readers screaming with delight, pushing them to the edge of combustion before dropping them back into the stark reality of contemporary romantic domestication. From the feral, fevered days of early infatuation to the weighty bonds of matrimonial life, McAuliffe O'Leary gleefully torches any and all traditional narratives on sappy romantic poetry, declaring "...this / my darling, is the mess / love makes, this / my dear, is poetry."

The third chapbook from poet Maegen McAuliffe O'Leary, Richest Bastard in the Poorhouse: Poems for the Proletariat is an eviscerating commentary on contemporary working life under late-stage capitalism. The poems oscillate between humor and heartbreak, desperation and determination, as the poet struggles to protect her creative impulses from the gnashing teeth of economic need. McAuliffe O'Leary's ability to condense emotion into impeccable bites of language results in a timely and sharp collection that urges readers to "Grow something / beautiful. It is / your birthright."

Full Belly: Poems is a throat-punching, heart-grasping poetic journey into the dark underworld of the feminine experience. Featuring viral poem "What I Would Tell Eve", this second chapbook from poet Maegen McAuliffe O’Leary explores womanhood as a ceaseless battle for sovereignty. McAuliffe O'Leary's ferocious pacing and confessional style rip through the pages, with self-reflective poems on the symbiotic dance between the sacred and the profane, as played out across gut-churning cycles of birth, death, and rebirth. Full Belly: Poems is a relentless quest for creative regeneration that will leave its readers "with a full belly / knowing more than God".