FERAL 77
a Book of Poetry by Heather Luscombe
This is not self-help.
This is not pretty healing.
This is not palatable.
Written between 2019–2025, FERAL 77 documents sex, illness, money, desire, grief, rage, tenderness, and political decay through lyric poetry, diary fragments, overheard conversations, and visual ephemera.
It moves between Los Angeles bars, doctors' offices, bedrooms, hospitals, deserts, and the interior terrain of a body that refused to be silenced.
The pages are intentionally designed and the poems breathe alongside illustrations, photographs, and visual interruptions. The layout is part of the meaning.
This book is meant to be experienced, not skimmed
These poems confront:
Chronic pain and medical gaslighting + endometriosis and adenomyosis
Sexual economy and emotional labor
Capitalism, power, and bodily autonomy
Intimacy, shame, and survival
What it means to keep living when living hurts
FERAL 77 is for readers who are tired of being told to soften their pain
Who know that "resilience" is not the same as justice
Who want writing that tells the truth without apology.
This is a book for people who are still here.
What You'll Receive
Pages of poetry, visual work, and archival writing
Instantly downloadable beautifully designed edition
High-quality visual design and layout
FERAL 77 is a body-forward poetry archive written between 2019–2025
Sex, illness, money, grief, rage, and survival—without apology. This is not healing culture. This is the truth of living in a body that remembers everything.
Content Note
This work includes explicit language, sexual content, and discussions of illness, trauma, and bodily autonomy.
© 2025 Heather Luscombe. All rights reserved.