Liv Mammone’s highly anticipated first collection grapples with questions of when the gaze should be demanded versus when it must be endured. In a sharp, elegant voice, she seeks lineage and connection to destroy projections and prejudices. She struggles to find stillness in a body that feels condemned to be stationary, both by ableist structures and its own symptoms. Pain is her teacher, muse, antagonist, and companion in her relentless pursuit of wonder and self love.