See me, please

See me, please is a collection shaped by the ache for—and of—visibility: a reaching not just to be seen, but to be known by the reader. In intimate, striking lyric poems, Natalie N. Johnson explores the body, desire, shame, her own history, and the fragile negotiations of being noticed and known. These poems move through exposure and protection, performance and truth, pain and healing—each one a bid for recognition, understanding, and contact. Both a vulnerable offering and a quiet reckoning, this collection lingers in the question: what happens to love when mystery gives way to reality?