Arboretum in a Jar uses personae to evoke the fractured self that results from a traumatic childhood.
She challenges the tropes of childhood, innocence, and femininity..
The poet revisits stories and fairy tales, invigorating and reframing them in ways that transcend the traditional passive nature of their heroines.
Arboretum in a Jar uses personae to evoke the fractured self that results from a traumatic childhood