In their latest collection, award-winning Philly poet Elayna Mae Darcy invites readers to ride shotgun on a journey of unflinching honesty and lyrical grace. Framed by the familiar hum of commutes-buses, trains, sidewalks, and all the quiet moments in between-Darcy's verse becomes a meditation on movement, memory, and meaning. Each poem is a stop along the way; a snapshot of resilience, a whisper of nostalgia, a declaration of becoming.

Darcy's journey examines their inner landscapes while navigating the outer world. Their words pulse with quiet revelations which bloom in transit-where transformation happens not in leaps, but in footsteps.

Whether you're connecting, disembarking, or hanging on till the next stop, Connecting Routes will lovingly keep you company.