Pour My Heart Out

Pour My Heart Out is the debut poetry collection from Indigenous poet Irene Bird. The stunning vulnerability and authenticity of journal writing meets the frank artfulness of Bird’s poetics as she chronicles her journey through hurt and heartbreak to healing.

Fearlessly, unapologetically engaging with the complexities of substance abuse and recovery, trauma, and mental health, Pour My Heart Out faces pain and celebrates survival and love. It is a collection that ultimately recognizes the beauty of life and the land.

“We’re not stuck, we’re striving . . . surviving.”