In this lyrical collection, the myth of Persephone is cracked open and retold from the inside out, through the eyes of Persephone, Demeter, Hades and the poet herself. These poems speak not of abduction, but of agency. Not of silence, but of voice.Blending ancient myth with modern femininity, "Pomegranate Seeds and Misdeeds" is a reclamation of power and a conversation between Persephone and every woman who's ever been told to stay soft, to stay small, to stay silent."Oh sweet Persephone, Even mortal women must break fromtheir mothers to become something new.So when you peeled that pomegranateand ate its seeds, did it taste of freedom?Did the darkness offer you somethingthat springtime and light never could?The gods always pegged you as one thing, but not him. He recognized the dualitywithin you. He saw you and saw a queen.I hear the nymphs cried for you and askedif you were afraid. I hear thorns grew atyour feet and when your ichor bled intothe Underworld, you warned the Godsagainst a woman's contradictions and said, it is me they should fear."-from pomegranate seeds and misdeeds