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    When I Bleed: Poems about Endometriosis
    When I Bleed: Poems about Endometriosis
    When I Bleed: Poems about Endometriosis
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    When I Bleed: Poems about Endometriosis

    By Maggie Bowyer

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    Nearly 200 million people around the world have Endometriosis. It is as common as asthma or diabetes, but we never talk about it. Endometriosis causes full-body symptoms, and is as painful as labor or a heart attack; in fact, it is one of the top 20 most painful conditions a person can experience (NHS, 2018). 1 in 9 people assigned female at birth
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMargaret Bowyer
    Release dateMay 18, 2021
    ISBN9780578867908
    When I Bleed: Poems about Endometriosis
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    Maggie Bowyer

    Maggie Bowyer (they/he) is a poet, cat parent, and the author of various poetry collections including Allergies (2023) and When I Bleed (2021). They are a co-host of the podcast Baked and Bookish. They have been featured in The Abbey Review, Chapter House Journal, The Elevation Review, The South Dakota Review, Wishbone Words, and more. They were the Editor-in-Chief of The Lariat Newspaper, a quarter-finalist in Brave New Voices 2016, and a Marilyn Miller Poet Laureate. You can find their work on Instagram and TikTok @maggie.writes.

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