Launch of Therese Estacion's JELLY, BABY (+ Saul Freedman-Lawson & guests)

In this revelatory collection of lyrical essays, Therese Estacion explores a number of vital themes relating to her life as a disabled person. Defying genre and constraint, Estacion conveys how ableism has impacted her disposition and self-esteem. She also confronts her own internalized ableism and unpacks how she has come to terms with disability in all its complexity.
Jelly, Baby fearlessly uncovers the trauma, grief, and rage inherent to the struggle to accept one’ s own vulnerability and reach a place of love. Inspired by the author’ s psychotherapy training, this book is a tender examination of some of the most vulnerable aspects of the self, and a head-on challenge of self-loathing. The result is a beautiful and astute meditation on ableism and a transformative journey deep into the psyche.

THERESE ESTACION is the author of Phantompains, a poetry collection that explores her Filipinx heritage and disability. The book was a finalist in 2021 for both the Foreword INDIES Award for Poetry and the Firecracker Award for Poetry. She has been a guest editor for Arc Poetry and Feels, and co-curated Smutburger's 2023-2024 series. Based in Toronto, Estacion teaches poetry at the University of Toronto's School of Continuing Studies and is a psychotherapist in training.

SAUL FREEDMAN-LAWSON is the illustrator of Special Topics in Being a Human and Special Topics in Being a Parent, and a bookseller at Another Story Bookshop in Toronto.

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