Lindsey Royce’s poems have been published in many journals, including Aeolian Harp #8, #7 and #5; Cutthroat: A Journal of the Arts; The Hampden-Sydney Review; The New York Quarterly; Poet Lore; and Washington Square Review. Her poems have been nominated for several Pushcart Prizes, and her first poetry collection, Bare Hands (WordTech), was published in September of 2016. Her second collection, Play Me a Revolution (Press 53), was published in September of 2019. The Book of John (Press 53) is her third collection and is dedicated to her husband, John Kevin Bouldin, who died young from stomach cancer. It is Royce’s tribute to him and to those we all love.

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