Querencia Spring 2025

Perkovich, Emily: - Emily Perkovich (she/her) is from the Chicago-land area. She is the Editor in Chief of Querencia Press & a poetry reader with Split Lip Mag. Her work strives to erase the stigma surrounding trauma victims and their responses. She is a Best of the Net & Pushcart nominee, has participated in several SAFTA retreats, and is previously published with Horror Sleaze Trash, Harness Magazine, Rogue Agent, Coffin Bell Journal, and Awakenings among others. She is the author of the poetry collections Godshots Wanted: Apply Within (Sunday Mornings at the River), The Number 12 Looks Just Like You (Finishing Line Press), baby, sweetheart, honey (Alien Buddha Press), Manipulate Me, Babe-I Trust You (GutSlut Press), & lamb/&/slaughter (Fifth Wheel Press) as well as the novella Swallow. Em is Otomí & learning to reconnect with her kin. You can find her on IG @undermeyou or Twitter @emily_perkovich or at www.emilyperkovich.com