BITE BACK: POEMS
Fecund with eerie imagery, gore, and angst, Bite Back offers a messy look at returning home to oneself when queer people, mentally ill people, and folks with uteruses feel powerless and hunted.
out october 9, 2025
"Bite Back is a feral journey of raw rebirth and acceptance, acting as a fiery salve for aching souls.
This is must-read poetry for those sick of backing down."
— Ahlissa Eichorn, Haunted by Deadlines
"A potent mix of tenderness and rage, loss and reclamation, Bite Back finds catharsis in the gore of allowing yourself to become the monstrous thing. At the same time, Waterloo’s poems transcend pain and sorrow in order to unearth truths that feel deeply human in this stirring collection."
— Claire C. Holland, author of I Am Not Your Final Girl
I’m a horror writer and editor who uses horror imagery to talk about mental illness, queerness, being nonbinary, trauma, and politics. My background is in journalism and entertainment writing.
I write to be understood in a world determined to misunderstand me and people like me.
published poetry
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a rant on being ignored by design.
published by trashlight press
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a cannibal reckoning.
published by wayfarer magazine
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a reflection on unhealthy behavior before seeking therapy.
published by new words {press}
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a declaration of a new chapter.
published by pinhole poetry
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a look back on tough summers growing up.
published by in parentheses
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adoration for my person.
published by quibble lit
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a frisky love poem to the sun.
published by barbar
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musings on the expectations of women and the 4B movement.
published by in parentheses
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on feeling at home in cemeteries.
published by river & south review
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on letting the world go for a bit.
published by graveside press
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revenge for someone's girlhood.
published by new words {press}
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thoughts on being an outcast with baggage.
published by the nightwriter review
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on getting your lick back for the collective.
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an anthem for black sheep.
published by querencia press
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a metaphor for feeling like damaged goods.
published by gabby & min's literary review