Saint Dymphna's Playbook

In  lyrical prose that embodies the fragmented form, Saint Dymphna's  Playbook mixes with hybrid verse, poetry, and lyrical essay detailing a  ferocious and unapologetic viewpoint of how a woman's body is seen and  governed in a world determined to control and dominate. Themes of  suicide, sexual assault, and the male gaze-even in the professional  world of being a private investigator, a child, a mother, a lover-each  piece pulling from experiences hard to confront. In this playbook of  survival, Leftwich allows the reader to bear witness, handing the reader  a gift of vulnerability and what it means to be alive in a society  where women vanish in more ways than one.