Ruptures

a collection of poetry about a Filipino-Canadian woman's struggle with mental illness and survival from addiction  RUPTURES is a collection of poetry about survival, loss, trauma and addiction. After being diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and PTSD in 2015, Ellise has lived her life in a constant brink of chaos and euphoria. Her poetry is contemporary, insanity, addiction, escape and trauma. It is a desperate woman's attempt to claw, carve and sear her mark in a world that has continuously de