a debut poetry collection written and illustrated by bethany callaway

a long want follows a journey through a house where each room tells a different story.

structured as a series of chapters named after domestic spaces, this poetry collection explores personal growth, love, loss, and becoming: how we carry longing through the places we inhabit. moving from room to room, the poems reflect moments of vulnerability and warmth, tracing the quiet evolution of a self learning how to live, feel, and want with openness.