I Didn't Know It Would Come to This, by Leslie Cairns

Poetry, chapbook, 48 pages, from Bottlecap Features.

A continuation on her first chapbook, Leslie Cairns is diving into the world of mental health, disordered eating, and identity formation in a young person’s life. Through vignettes, flash, and prose poems, the poems explore what it means to be human.

Additionally, there are short poems (1-2 sentences) to be read as a short collection or as a daily reminder. These poems explore the vulnerability that exists in everyday moments.

Leslie Cairns holds an MA Degree in English from Fredonia State University. She loves writing about mental health, and her other chapbook is The Food is the Fodder from Bottlecap Press. She was an Exposition Review Contest Finalist, and a 2023 Pushcart Prize Nominee.