Yoda Olinyk

Yoda Olinyk (she/they) loves to make people comfortable, which is too bad because she is a poet. Yoda believes poetry should reveal our sharp corners and writes mostly about addiction, recovery, grief, and shame, and is currently working on a book about reproductive rights in Canada. Yoda's poems have been published with Button Poetry, The Shore, Sky Island Journal, and in many other beloved journals. Yoda works full-time as a writing coach and book doula. You can find more of Yoda's work at www.doulaofwords.com.