The Swan In The Orange Skirt
Biography/Memoir
Poetry & Prose
Medicine for a Heart
Poetry Anthology
A glimpse into my book.
“She has the power (or curse) to travel back in time, within her mind. She can place herself into her old body and take on or acquire former versions of herself. She can time travel into her past mindsets, personalities, and dressing styles, but she wants to escape. She feels as though nothing is real, nothing is right. The people around her say she is remarkable for getting through it, for her accomplishments. She was a baby bird and a child who wanted to be a beautiful woman, but now she wants to go back.”
“She was a stone that got washed away by her mind’s ocean.”
These poems were written to embolden, invigorate, and hearten. This fresh, raw, and honest poetry collection invites you to step inside the human heart: beating, alive, vulnerable, broken, healed, on the verge of sudden death, and ultimately, loved. Olivia Walker's poems are culled from a million sharp fragments, one slicing at the imagination, another soothing the soul, and all coming together to transcend the exterior and interior of skin and bones. The topics delve into OCD, anxiety and mental health, sexual assault, as well as healing, empowerment, strength, and resilience. Walker's collection is independent therapy. It is medicine for a heart.