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.

• | Author: Hillary Leftwich
• | Publisher: Limit Zero Publications
• | Publication Date: Apr 30, 2025
• | Number of Pages: 00146 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1938753518
• | ISBN-13: 9781938753510