Branches Book

BRANCHES

Author’s Statement: Quinn Albert

Los Angeles and I have a complicated relationship. The expansiveness overwhelms me, and yet it still feels small. Growing up here is different than anywhere else. I am not someone who usually has trouble finding something to say, but trying to explain my feelings about growing up here had me at a loss for words. The closest I’ve come to explaining it is in these poems, which embody all of the feelings and difficulties of being young in such a big city. These are the poems about my friendships, love, loss, vulnerability, heartbreak, and about my love-hate relationship with the City of Angels.

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