Book Launch Party for Still the Eldest Daughter

Still the Eldest Daughter is a collection for the helpers, peacekeepers, overachievers, and anyone who became responsible before they were ready. Through poems on perfectionism, motherhood, grief, ambition, family, and learning to live with uncertainty, Still the Eldest Daughter explores what happens when the person who always held it all together begins to ask who they're doing it for. For anyone who learned to earn their worth. And anyone learning they don't have to.

Tickets are available in two options:

• $10 — Admission for one guest
• $20 — Admission for two guests and one signed copy of Still the Eldest Daughter

Additional signed copies of the book will be available for purchase during the event.

7 pm:

- Grab a drink and settle in!

7:45 pm:

- Kaylin will be in conversation with fellow local writer and journalist Kait Hanson as Kaylin shares her life experiences that shaped this collection and the deeper questions at the heart of it all.

8 pm:

- Following the conversation, there will be a poetry reading + book signing.

About Kaylin Weir

Kaylin Weir is a writer, former corporate sales professional, mother, and pre-licensed clinical mental health counselor based in Arlington, Virginia. Through poetry and essays shared with a growing community of readers on Instagram (@kaylinwrites), her work has resonated with thousands of people navigating the often invisible pressures of achievement, responsibility, perfectionism, and belonging. Still the Eldest Daughter is her debut collection.

About Kait Hanson

Kait Hanson is a Washington, D.C.-based journalist who began her career with the NFL before transitioning to freelance journalism. Her work has appeared in TIME, Vanity Fair, NBC, People, Southern Living, and other national publications. She also writes regularly on Instagram (@bykaithanson), where she has built a growing community of readers through thoughtful storytelling.