"Chicana poet, activist, and witchy folk hero of the disenfranchised. . . . McKibbens] creates these spaces of witness with her feral and boundary-pushing poems that speak unflinchingly of topics often swept under the rug: rape, domestic violence, body shaming, mental illness, prejudice."--Ploughshares

"McKibbens, a pioneer in the art of performance poetry, presents her audience with] selfless honesty."--The Rumpus

"Rachel McKibbens . . . reminds us why poetry as testimony is so necessary." --Poetry Foundation

McKibbens's blud is a collection...