[updated] — Vannah Sterling

Her early collections— Rusted Roses (2015) and Midnight in the Neon Yard (2017)—were self‑published chapbooks printed on recycled paper. Critics called them “scraps of city life stitched together with a poet’s deft hand.” The poems explored themes of gentrification, mental health, and the immigrant experience, all anchored in the specific geography of the Puget Sound region.

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