When Sad Ones Go Outside

By Monica Wang

When Sad Ones Go Outside

In When Sad Ones Go Outside, Wang deciphers adulting via picture book phantasm in this enchanting and mysterious poetic debut.

"This is a carefully crafted book of poetry and fantastical stories set in a world that seems to exist before God. Monica Wang gives us 19 pieces of excellent writing."

Joaqu n George, author of Salvemos los Volcanes

Monica Wang has writing in Electric Literature, Southword, Salamander, The Malahat Review, EVENT, Banshee, Channel, and Augur Magazine, among other publications. In 2022 she was shortlisted for the W&A Working-Class Writers' Prize and in the Redline Festival Poetry Competition. She completed a creative writing MA at the University of Exeter, earning the Paddon Award for Best Postgraduate Creative Writing. Her poetry has also been shortlisted/honourable mention in the Split Lip Magazine Tenth Anniversary Contest, Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Haiku Invitational, Setouchi-Matsuyama Haiku Contest, etc. Born in Taichung, Taiwan, she grew up in Taipei and Vancouver, Canada, and has spent the past seven years living across four countries in Europe.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1068464631
• ISBN13: 9781068464638
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Black Sunflowers Poetry Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"