EMERGENCY EXITS

My first poetry chapbook, published with indie press boats against the current, is now available on Amazon!

ADVANCE PRAISE:

“Deliberate and affecting, these poems do not simply exist, but breathe and bloom around the reader. Resonant, intelligent, and always emotionally grounded, this collection is a gift for anyone looking to connect with the quiet joys of everyday beauty and the small moments that shape us.”

—Katy Luxem, author of Until It Is True

“Gabriel’s imagery soars off the page, and emotionally, we are held in rapture as we discover how to keep existing, keep growing, how to find and make a home… The biggest compliment I can pay this astonishing collection is this: I wish I was publishing it!”

—Jeff Bogle, publisher of Stanchion Magazine and Books

“An amazingly well-organized chapbook that unabashedly reshapes the world into poetic beauty while still allowing the cracks to show… Behind each emergency exit is a question: What will you do when the darkness comes? Will you find solace in your garden? On your porch? Will you reach out for comfort or to be comforted? Or will you reach out to grab the sun itself to reclaim the light with your teeth?”

—Adam Bechtold, Managing Editor of samfiftyfour

The cover artwork was generously provided by Julia Ockert.