"From dust, I come, and to dust, I'll return.

Worm food and bone sand,

I'll infiltrate the earth as it infiltrates me."

Worm Food and Bone Sand is a tender and unflinching debut poetry collection detailing the awkward beauty that lies within the loss of innocence and the evolution of self. Through a recollection of her teenage years, Ellis plunges readers into striking ruminations on identity and mortality, trauma and transformation, and the vulnerability of discovering love.