Ending the War On My Body

A surreal belly drawn in pen with one boney two-sided arm and another rubbery two-sided arms pulling at the stomach, choking the neck of one head, and holding a shard of mirror with an evil face in it. — Click the cover image to purchase

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A collection of poems for anyone who has scorned what they saw in the mirror.

Exploring the Visceral parts of body image, self-esteem, and the slow path to peace.

Come home to your body with Ending The War On My Body.

Buy the book today!

Reviews

The arc of McClintic’s personal war narrative—however bellicose, however jagged—leads ultimately toward victory: and therein, the extraordinary. Tenderness is McClintic’s victory condition.

-C.S.E Cooney
Rhysling Award-Winning Poet, World-Fantasy Award Winner,Author of Dark Breakers

“Lyrical, raw, wistful, vivid, hopeful and angry, weaving together as a collection to form a story of hard-won self-acceptance “

-Elissa Sweet editor and artist

“A bewitching, unflinching, and body-centered tour of duty. “

-Elizabeth Woods-Darby Author of BarefootHeart

Stay tuned for the next multi-media performance based on the book!

Ending the War On My Body LIVE Premiered Saturday, November 5th Gibney: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center, and in the works to mount again in the 2023-2024 season.

Featuring

Choreography & Poetry Readings by Katherine McClintic
Dance Performances by: Rosa Silva, Kimberly Bridgewater, Paige Cowen, Amelia Elias, Liv Hernandez, Dominique Ruffalo
Films directed by: Monica Arsenault, Lizzy Bryce, Paige Cowen, T.S. Evering
Original music composed by Tim Corpus
A musical performance by Becca Co
On-screen performances by: Kadia Blagrove, Aria Curameng, Krissy, Emmy Harrington, Kait Hickey, Megan Hill, Griffin Lockette, Katharina Schmidt, Caroline Shriver, Alex Johnson, Rosa Silva, Kimberly Bridgewater, Kevin Tan, Jacinth Greywoode, Ben Morris, and Katherine McClintic

Press

Featured

Weave Your Bliss Podcast with Paula Crossfield

“If you have ever struggled with body image or body shaming, this episode is a must-listen one for you. My guest brings creativity on many levels, and she brings people together in community with her joy and light.” - Paula Crossfield

Ending the War on My Body - Poetic Talk

Katherine presented a talk weaving her poetry and personal story together for National Eating Disorder Awareness Week at The Dorm Community in NYC.

Talk Radio NYC with Sandra Bargman

Katherine appeared on Sandra Bargman's podcast on Talkradio.nyc listen to “A Poetic Conversation around the feminine edges of Body Image, Self-Esteem & Speaking Your Truth”

About the Author:

Katherine McClintic is a choreographer, poet, and founder of the online dance community Inbox Dance Party. She moved to NYC straight after high school and now works in TV, Film, and Theater in NYC and LA. A closet poet until now, Ending The War on My Body is Katherine's debut book. Katherine is passionate about sharing her journey to body acceptance in a visceral, imaginative way as she previously longed for art, dance, conversations, and music in her own healing journey to supplement therapy and medical resources. Katherine McClintic also was the executive producer of a multi-media performance of Ending the War on My Body featuring her choreography and poetry through film, dance, music, and visual art in collaboration with over sixty amazing artists. Follow her on social media @KgMcClintictock

Email Katherine

We love hearing from you, if you have read the book, learned something of yourself, or had a conversation on the topic with your friends, tell us about it and send Katherine an email here

News

Dance 4 U Music Video Out Now!

Dance 4 U Music Video Out Now! Krissy Jade’s newest single has a music video to match, choreographed by Katherine.

Ending The War On My Body: The Show

Ending the War On My Body an evening-length work born of the poems from Katherine McClintic’s book of the same name premieres to a sold-out audience, and an emotionally resonant conversation preceding the show around body image, self-esteem, and the power of returning home to one’s body.

Short Films are In Production!

All 6 short films for Ending the War On My Body including, “I Don’t Know What I look like anymore”, “The Mirror”, “Prisoner of War”, “I broke them”, and “Is that my body?”

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