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abundance is our birthright¶


‘abundance is our birthright’ is a chapbook by misha verdonck with five poems (four brand spankin’ new, one significantly altered since its last publication) and illustrations i found in old botany books.
first print is sold out, a second print (2024) is still available.


an illustration; a scientific pen drawing of plant (parts). the back cover of the zine, showing a seedling. cover of abundance is our birthright on a wooden table. it is a light-pink zine with an illustration of a lily or a goat in black. the title, abundance is our birhtright : a chapbook by misha verdonck, is wrapped around the illustration. at the bottom it reads 'birdbeakbeast press 2021'. a poem in the zine. the typography looks like that of an old typewriter. you can see a sliver of the illustration next to it, a pen drawing of plant (parts).

it is about queer intimacy, about connection, about becoming the kind of ancestor you (and those after you) need. it’s about self-love as a trans person, about finding your soil, about setting root in it.
i wrote this chapbook with myself in mind, in the various stages of my life past, present, future. so i have something tangible to hold on to when times pull me under. i also made this offering with my (chosen) family in mind. the loved ones that tell me to slow down when i go too hard. the friends i haven’t met yet. the people in my communities i don’t get along with but who deserve care and kindness regardless. the people i will never meet but wish all the softness and warmth they need to thrive.
i hope this offering ‘sparks joy’ in you, or at least a sense of content connection. that it brings gentleness when you need it. that it might serve as a physical reminder that you are not alone and that the earth supports you.

prices¶

birdbeakbeast press uses an A/B/C pricing system:
    price A: €2. this covers production costs (paper, printing, binding material)
    price B: €5. this covers production costs + labour (these zines are often very personal, take a lot of research/translate and/or time to bind)
    price C: €8 or more. this covers production costs + labour + donation to the accessibility fund
you decide how much you can and want to spend (+shipping if you live outside of Ghent or Dendermonde). you can pay through PayPal or wire transfer.  birdbeakbeast press is open to zine or art trades. for more questions about this pricing system, don’t hesitate to contact me.


placing an order¶

you can place an order via mail (birdbeakbeast@outlook.com) or by sending me a DM on Instagram. i speak english, dutch, some swedish and some french.