how to construct a breakup poem by June Lin

This chapbook explores the performativity of romance and love as self-destruction by tracing an ambiguously healthy relationship through a variety of poetic forms. The collection touches on self-esteem, nostalgia, and determination, and eventually drives home the intensity of love, loss, and moving on. June Lin is a young poet from Canada. Currently studying Politics, Philosophy and Economics in university, she's been published in a variety of literary magazines, including the Ilanot Review, Gone Lawn, Bywords, and Vagabond City. “A friend once tweeted that if she was brutally murdered to tell her story during a makeup tutorial video, longform YouTube style. how to construct a breakup poem by June Lin exudes that kind of energy, but instead of a MUA devising the narrative based off of research, no matter how expansive, Lin writes the story herself. Lin demands it to be heard in a way that will gut you. How much of yourself are you willing to carve away for others to love you? What if i