A website space for writer Rachel Turney, her books, and the reading series and magazine Poetry (in Brief).

MAY UPDATE: Rachel Turney

What a f*cking whirlwind… 

Of course this wasn’t the plan, but I have just released three books in three months. Not alone, of course! I want to thank Andrew, Erwin, and Cathrina! I have been working with most of these folks since the summer of 2025, almost a full year, on these collections. 

About the poetry collections: 

April: Retired Wannabe Club Kid is a fun collection of dance music lyric style poetry. The message and story spans decades of my life as an international party girl to a free woman reclaiming self. 

March: Record Player Life (the b-side) is a collection about time and our daily worlds. Through poetry and short stories, I ask the reader to see themselves and the world through an odd collection of words. 

February: Women Making Soup Together is a chapbook about reclamation of space and women coming together in the never-ending battle for equity. 

Thank you to all who came to my launches, supported the work, and bought the book(s)! 

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Three Women. Three Books. 4/11

Rocío Franco, Candice Kelsey, & Rachel

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Poetry (in Brief) THE LOSS 4/11