Nudity, the publication debut for Elyse Cizek, is a collection of poetry that illustrates the transformative nature of a woman facing the end of her twenties. Cizek conveys an indelible pursuit of beauty while delving into the struggles of body image, addiction, relationships, sex, and love. She taps into her experience as a model, daughter, and lover to paint a sometimes uncomfortably honest portrait of self-evolution into a new horizon of womanhood while maintaining a sense of humor and comfort.

WATERMELON A Collection of Poems about Love, Relationships, and Fucking it All Up. WATERMELON, a sophomore collection by Elyse M Cizek, is an adventure through the process of healing a self-inflicted broken heart. Beginning with a heart-wrenching breakup, the reader follows through regret, anger, self-doubt, worry, lust, and surrender, into the eventual discovery of what it is to truly Love. Cizek delves into her own vulnerability with eloquence and poise while trudging through the complicated task of piecing herself back together and finding her truth in the mistakes of her past.

In her book From Death To Life, Emily Kaufman uses poetry to craft a narrative about her life as a transgender woman. From the darkest depths of depression, to a new love for life and herself, Emily Kaufman shows us with intricate detail the struggles and triumphs she has faced in living her truth as a woman.