““I spent twelve years feeling suicidal but I overcame the depression...I want to give people energy to go forward, regardless of what’s thrown at them,” says Laurier Tiernan. Fifty-Five Ways to Survive is a poignant collection of poetry and artwork chronicling their journey from profound despair to self-awareness and spiritual connection. Laurier Tiernan shares the experience of life as a hereditary psychic medium, seeing beyond, while grounded in human limitations. These graphic poems in both English and French explore resilience, the soul’s endless evolution, and the quiet strength it takes to survive.

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The interdisciplinary, queer poet and artist Laurier Tiernan divides their time between Tokyo, Japan, and Edmonton, Alberta. Laurier’s writing has appeared in major publications across three continents, and as a voiceover artist, their work has featured in commercials and three regular programs on NHK, Japan’s national broadcaster. A musician as well, Laurier’s songs have aired on over a hundred radio stations worldwide. Their handwritten poems were featured in “Living While Marginalized,” an exhibition of LGBTQ+ and BIPOC artists hosted by the Penticton Art Gallery in British Columbia. Laurier debuted in the TOHO film Yokai Daisenso: Guardians as Dracula. Currently, they host Tiernan depuis Tokyo on CKRP, a French-language radio station in Alberta.