“Chaney’s poems chart the ocean of sexual joy in, well, everything. First you drop into the visual wave of Chaney’s poems, then ride along into the various reels. These words dance, dodge, parkour, wander, pivot into saying everything about and through jouissance; sideways salty syncopations and reorderings of every atom charge the page with an energy of creation.” - Cynthia Arrieu-King, on to stir &, in The Word Works
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"Ladybug is a remarkable memoir by a remarkable writer. Nikia Chaney has succeeded brilliantly in making art of a childhood scarred by abuse, isolation and neglect. That she lived to tell this heartbreaking story is something of a miracle. Equally astounding, however, is that despite the chaos and sadness that she faced growing up, Nikia, now the adult, has discovered within herself the wiser, kinder, more gentle soul that I’d like to think all of us were meant to be. I learned a great deal about the human heart from Nikia’s story, and I suspect others who read this work will learn a great deal about themselves, too." - From James Brown, author of LA Diaries.
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