Book excerpt: thinking in poems is a collection of thoughts on relationships, poly explorations, friends, loss and grief. grief not only about people but places, wishes for the future, and a hurting planet. it describes the feeling of navigating the world as a young woman, angry, sad, melancholic and at times punishingly true. it is a collection that aspires to bring to live thoughts for the future, about the relations we could form, the work we could do, to articulate what we strive for. to articulate: whats next?