{"product_id":"when-i-bleed-poems-about-endometriosis-9780578867878","title":"When I Bleed: Poems about Endometriosis","description":"Nearly 200 million people around the world have Endometriosis. It is as common as asthma or diabetes, but we never talk about it. Endometriosis causes full-body symptoms, and is as painful as labor or a heart attack; in fact, it is one of the top 20 most painful conditions a person can experience (NHS, 2018). 1 in 9 people assigned female at birth live with this chronic illness (Endometriosis Australia, 2020). Endometriosis affects unknown numbers of non-binary and trans people. Despite often debilitating symptoms, it takes an average of 11 years to get an Endometriosis diagnosis in America. Maggie waited 11 years to get a diagnosis despite being hospitalized for the excruciating pain as early as middle school. Words can be a life raft in the depths of destroyed health. These poems depict Endometriosis as accurately as possible. These poems explain the full-body, whole life, physical and mental toll this illness takes. These poems exemplify what Endometriosis has taken away from millions of us; it also shines a light on the amazing community of warriors who keep fighting every single day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBowyer, Maggie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Maggie Bowyer (they\/them\/theirs) is a poet and the author of The Whole Story (Margaret Bowyer, 2020). They are a blogger and an essayist with a focus on Endometriosis and chronic pain. They have been featured in Detour Ahead, Written Tales, Germ Magazine, Teen Ink, Poetry 365, and more. They were the Editor-in-Chief of The Lariat Newspaper, a quarter-finalist at Brave New Voices in 2016, and were a Marilyn Miller Poet Laureate.","brand":"Margaret Bowyer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50554082197778,"sku":"9780578867878","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5b52b35b-9797-46ea-a206-3262a88f0105.jpg?v=1731707001","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/when-i-bleed-poems-about-endometriosis-9780578867878","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}