Leaving the Religion of Self-Harm, the debut poetry collection by Bailey Blumenstock.

Bailey Blumenstock is a poet originally from Ocean City, NJ, though she considers Washington, DC her home. She received her B.A. in Creative Writing and English from The George

Washington University, and her MFA in Creative Writing from American University. Presently, she is a student at Wesley Theological Seminary, studying Theology and the Arts. Bailey's work is particularly concerned with her faith, her queerness, and her identity as a diasporic Armenian.