I'M STILL AWAKE by Isabella Kovar

In a world where the ones she needs are seemingly in an eternal slumber, Isabella Kovar implores those around her to awaken themselves to everything around them—the good, the bad, the ugly. Everything.

Separated into five acts of heart wrenching and dreamy poetry, I’m Still Awake acts as a cathartic diary for Kovar to express her qualms with her loved ones as well as how to love them, the many contradictory feelings she finds herself dealing with, and the endurance she must possess in order to come to terms with her own, inescapable reality. Finding slivers of the truth in her everyday life and slanted perceptions caused by the obstacle of her own psyche, this chapbook is a striking collection of poetry which dares to analyze the heavy burden of awareness, acceptance, and yearning for self-actualization. Hand-stitched with love by Bella herself.

Born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, Isabella “Bella” Kovar seeks a needed catharsis through the written word and the art of storytelling. She’s explored prose, poetry, screenwriting, nonfiction, and any other sort of written expression that she can. Vulnerable, whimsical, and instinctual, Bella’s passion and love for her craft only heightens as the years trickle on. At 22, she continues to endlessly learn and create while studying Creative Writing and Film Production at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. When she isn’t writing, she enjoys making short films with her friends, cuddling with her parents’ Corgi puppy, and eating sushi between shifts at the restaurant she serves at. I’m Still Awake is her third chapbook, succeeding Is It Over Yet? from Bottlecap Press and the limited edition, self-published Baby Teeth.