how to construct a breakup poem by June Lin

This chapbook explores the performativity of romance and love as self-destruction by tracing an ambiguously healthy relationship through a variety of poetic forms. The collection touches on self-esteem, nostalgia, and determination, and eventually drives home the intensity of love, loss, and moving on.

About the author: June Lin is a young poet from Canada. Currently studying Politics, Philosophy and Economics in university, she's been published in a variety of literary magazines, including the Ilanot Review, Gone Lawn, Bywords, and Vagabond City.