Dragon Heart Press
A Poetry Imprint
There is no better way to peer into the soul than by reading and writing poetry. On a quest to lend voice to the deepest, most raw sectors of the human experience, Dragon Bone Publishing is expanding with a poetry imprint,
Dragon Heart Press.
Meet The Team
Current Titles
When One World Ends, Another Begins
By Nathaniel Luscombe
Words became my bloodletting. I’ve been bleeding now for years.
At times playful, at times heartbreaking, When One World Ends, Another Begins is a raw, honest look at how it feels to be alive. Beneath, these poems explore the cyclical nature of existence, touching on themes of mental health, body image, faith, and fear. Above, they’re an examination of what it is to be human, peeling back the ugly layers to find the beauty hiding within.
Tending Clay, Unearthing Stars
By M.J. Anthony
Today I am learning to take anxiety by the hand and teach this trembling, fragile beast that we are, and yet will be, okay.
In their debut collection, MJ Anthony navigates a complicated web of intersecting topics such as complex trauma, neurodiversity, lasting illness, and practicing self-love in a body long-alienated from you. Alongside the reader, the author combs tangles into threads and weaves them into a gentler future, reunifying selves and stories both old and new. Part hurting, part healing, and wholly original, Tending Clay; Unearthing Stars is a love letter to everyone living with a broken body or a troubled mind.
This collection of poems serves as a guide to navigating the threads woven between our needs, traumas, bodies, and the things that both form us and hurt us.
Best Cat in Show
By Sage Evergreen
A TELL ALL STORY FROM THE FIVE YEAR CHAMPION OF THE TRADITIONAL PEDIGREE: PENNSYLVANIA COMPETITION
the thing about being a cat bred for competition //
is that your life is no longer your own...
sage evergreen's debut collection follows a cream point birman through the hoops and jumps of competition, exploring the way the body holds onto trauma, training, and toxic upbringings.
Will the wondercat break free? Is there time to be a housepet, after everything?
ThistleHeart Home
By R.C. Lloyd
And how will you make it out alive
Of this dark body / of these dark woods
ThistleHeart Home is an atmospheric poetry collection that takes your hand and tugs you on a journey through the woods. Come encounter fears and lies, but know you'll be armed with love and light to beat back the darkness.
Upcoming Titles
A Leashed Desire to Flee
By Myka Silber
I am destined to be the breaker, the saint, and the devil
Written over nearly two decades, the semi-autobiographical poems of A Leashed Desire to Flee reflect the anxieties of late teenagehood, the struggles of navigating adult life in their twenties, and the maturity and melancholy of their early thirties. This collection is a love song to anyone who has felt trapped in their life, longing to break through the bars of their cage.
Out on June 23rd
