Stephanie Ginese is from South Lorain Ohio.

Stephanie Ginese's Unto Dogs is a faithful pursuit of agency under imperial rule. With slick humor and radical honesty, she explores the violent and feminine history of a body and island seeking sovereignty from colonial powers. This collection is a searing revelation of confession, mythos, and truth.

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Praise for unto dogs

“Unto Dogs is swelling with richness and generosity. Generosity in narrative, in image, in carrying a reader from one place to the next. I love the vibrancy within these poems. They are inviting and familiar, and echo well beyond the page.”

Hanif abdurraqib, author of a little devil in america
“In this exquisite collection of poems, Stephanie reminds us that there should be no discussion of reproductive rights without showcasing how that history is mapped on the bodies of Puerto Rican women. This is the poetry collection we need – not just now, but continually, to reassert, again and again: thai is where we come from, and we won’t go back.”

Ivelisse Rodriguez, author of LOVE WAR stories
“This is a gorgeous collection of poems. Stephanie took concepts like assimilation, genocide, etc. and showed how they are more than concepts but alive, mapping them onto her own body and that of her family. This book witnesses a lot of awful violence, honoring the people who experienced it. It is also a book full of wonderful humor (something that you’ll witness if you ever see her read), “I am a salt water taffy ouroboros” is both one of the most potent and hilarious lines I’ve read all year. I love a book like this, that can see a horror clearly and call it what it is but is too full of love to be ruined by it.”

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Stephanie Ginese is from South Lorain Ohio.

“Unto Dogs is swelling with richness and generosity. Generosity in narrative, in image, in carrying a reader from one place to the next. I love the vibrancy within these poems. They are inviting and familiar, and echo well beyond the page.”