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  • eBook Edition
    • 978-1-03-837345-8
    • epub, pdf files
  • Paperback Edition
    • 978-1-03-837343-4
    • 5.5 x 8.5 inches
    • Black & White interior
    • 72 pages
  • Hardcover Edition
    • 978-1-03-837344-1
    • 5.5 x 8.5 inches
    • Black & White interior
    • 72 pages
  • Keywords
    • journey to wholeness,
    • therapeutic poetry,
    • surviving abuse,
    • family dynamics,
    • becoming oneself,
    • shame,
    • childhood trauma

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The Phoenix Must Burn
by Mina Everette


The fire doesn’t just destroy; it clears the path. For years, the embers of childhood trauma smouldered beneath the surface, a quiet heat that defined the boundaries of life. But to truly rise, the old structures must be surrendered to the flame. In this debut collection, The Phoenix Must Burn traces the delicate, difficult map of healing. Through the visceral work of therapy and the quiet moments of self-reclamation, these poems offer a hand to anyone still standing in the smoke. This is more than a story of survival – it is a transformation. The burn is over. The flight has begun.


Mina Everette is a poet and writer based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada where she lives with her husband and two children. When she isn’t writing, she enjoys reading, travelling and crocheting.


Contributors

Author
Mina Everette
Illustrator
Andres Mendez
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