DECEMBER 2025: Ashley Elizabeth (micro feature)

Artists from Maryland is proud to announce the second microchapbook in our inaugural digital publishing run! The second collection comes from the great Ashley Elizabeth. Check out bite-sized here (it's free to download!): https://artists-from-maryland.itch.io/bite-sized-by-ashley-elizabeth

Ashley Elizabeth (she/her) is a Black, queer poet and educator, sustaining in Baltimore, MD. She is the author of A Family Thing (Redacted Books; 2024) and four chapbooks. Her work centers equity, education, and personal reflection. Remember: Matter is the minimum.

Support her through the following:

Venmo: @aethepoet
Cashapp: $aethepoet 

"to be little" by Ashley Elizabeth, from bite-sized

i have convinced myself
hunger is weakness
and i won’t be weak—
i will control this.

count calories just so
err on the side of
i am pouring too much
salad dressing

must stick to portions
to serving size
to forkfuls

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