the leaving is a collection of poetry. it is an ode. a promise. a remembrance. a question. a sojourn. it is an earthquake and solid ground. it is about leaving. and staying. searching. finding. losing. healing. becoming. and searching again. it is about the veins that run between them all. the leaving is an exploration of ancestry, feminism, migration, family, love, and self-discovery. the leaving is camille yameen's debut book.