Open Your Mouth Like a Bell - Hardcover

by Mindy Nettifee (Author)

In her third full-length poetry collection, Nettifee embarks on a profound quest to unravel the madness that often infiltrates our daily lives.

Within the pages of Open Your Mouth like a Bell, she fearlessly dives into the depths of both personal and cultural madness. Through her poetry, Nettifee skillfully blends studies of the unconscious with the raw energy of punk chaos, the urgency of feminist politics, and the evolution of human connection through kissing.

Within this compelling work, Open Your Mouth like a Bell fearlessly unearths the intricate roots of personal, familial, and cultural complexities, laying them bare for all to contemplate.

Nettifee's verses shed a revealing light on the forces that shape our existence, whether hidden in the shadows or thriving on the surface, she invites readers to explore the layers of our human experience.

Author Biography

Dr. Mindy Nettifee is a poet, professional teaching artist, and somatic therapist specializing in trauma healing and expression. She is the author of three full-length collections of poems: Sleepyhead Assassins (Moon Tide Press), Rise of the Trust Fall (Write Bloody Press), and Open Your Mouth Like a Bell (Write Bloody Press) as well as a collection of essays on writing Glitter In The Blood - A Poet's Manifesto for Better, Braver Writing (Write Bloody Press). She is a three time nominee for the Pushcart Prize, a Powell's Books Indie Press Best Seller, and she co-edited the anthology Courage - Daring Poems for Gutsy Girls (Write Bloody Press). Her latest work is her doctoral dissertation Voice as Embodied Sense: Rethinking Voice and Language in Trauma Healing (ProQuest), which investigates the sensory capacities of the voice and the role they play in trauma healing and integration. She holds a degree in Depth Psychology.