Author: Lidia Yuknavitch

Lidia Yuknavitch is the founder of the Corporeal Writing workshop series and author of national bestselling and award-winning novels The Book of Joan and The Small Backs of Children and the memoir The Chronology of Water. A book based on her recent TED Talk, The Misfit's Manifesto, was released in October 2017. Her writing has also appeared in various anthologies and in publications like Guernica, The Iowa Review, Zyzzyva, Another Chicago Magazine, The Sun, Exquisite Corpse and TANK. 
Letter to My Rage

Letter to My Rage

In this excerpt from her book, Letter To My Rage, Lidia Yuknavitch explores her anger and its potential for transformation.

She writes, “I’m so filled with you, Rage, I’m having trouble figuring out how to route the anger so I don’t short circuit myself and spontaneously combust. I’m angry at the irresponsible responses to a virus ravaging our loved ones. I’m angry that police brutalize Black people like they are gunning for Facebook likes. I’m angry at the piss-poor president, some sorry-ass excuse of a meat sack in an ill-fitting suit.”