Russell G Vale
The Madness of my Mind
The Madness of My Mind: A Poetry Collection
Unfiltered. Unapologetic. Unforgettable.
There is a peculiar kind of courage required to press "post" on a poem about wanting to be menstrual blood. There is an even stranger bravery in admitting, out loud, that you cried on a dog walk—and then pretended everything was fine when you got home.
This is not a collection of polished verses for polite literary circles. This is something rawer. Something more honest. Something that looks at the abyss of the human heart and decides, "Well, if I'm going to fall, I might as well describe every goddamn inch of the descent."…