C&R Press, 2019

Finalist for the Eric Hoffer Book Award & The Wheelbarrow Prize.

Praise for Give Girl Chaos {see what she can do} :

“Seaborn’s poems take us places and expose us to thoughts we’ve never quite seen in a poem before…This is the power that Seaborn has — an eagerness to reveal new ways to see a world that feels as ancient as language itself. We’re glad that she’s, finally, arrived.” ~Seattle Review of Books

“Heidi Seaborn’s Give a Girl Chaos (see what she can do) is a startling first collection…Deftly lyrical, she seeks language as her compass and verbs as her luggage.” ~Jane Wong, Author, Overpour

“Give a Girl Chaos wields everyday language with immense skill…[the] poems encompass the range of human emotion…masterful…Give a Girl Chaos eloquently and effortlessly exposes the vulnerability and beauty in all of us. “~FOREWORD

“Give a Girl Chaos…a lush poetic choreography of deft and moving lyric-narrative intimations—varied in form, rich in sensual detail, and rife with both harrowing and ecstatic twists of fate, discovery, and human deliberation. Give a Girl Chaos triumphs…Lucky for us, we get to see just what Seaborn can do.” ~POETRY INTERNATIONAL

“A major surprise in Seaborn’s biography is that she’s only been writing for two years. Given her command of form and language, this is hard to believe.” —Tupelo Quarterly

“In this striking collection of pain and joy…readers will discover a hidden gem inside every poem.” ~PANK

“Seaborn is triumphant and resounding about women surviving chaos. She shows us that the girl who has been through chaos can catch the joy in every moment and overflow with love. And she can make powerful art.” -Compulsive Reader

“Accomplished, smart, beautiful and affecting poems…writing at the highest level” ~Jeffrey Levine, Tupelo Press

‘A globetrotting executive turned poet, Heidi Seaborn tells the story of a girl finding her path and a woman, her power through poems that engage even the occasional poetry reader. If you read only one book of poetry this year, make it Give a Girl Chaos (and see what she can do) ~ Pattie Sellers, Founder, Fortune’s Most Powerful Women

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“Vulnerable, visceral, meditative.”~Maggie Smith, Author, Good Bones & You Could Make This Place Beautiful