The Surrender Theory
By: Caitlin Conlon
4.01
Format: 148 pages, Paperback
The Surrender Theory begins in the thick of heartbreak, gets lost in the vibrancy of new love, and …
Want to Read $ 7.99"In retrospect I can see that you gave me very little and I tried to build an entire future with it. You must understand, I had never been remembered like that, before. With purpose. Without begging for it. I took what I was offered and ran."-Caitlin Conlon, The Surrender Theory
"In retrospect I can see that you gave me very little and I tried to build an entire future with it. You must understand, I had never been remembered like that, before. With purpose. Without begging for it. I took what I was offered and ran."-Caitlin Conlon, The Surrender Theory
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1. Crush
By: Richard Siken
3.67
Format: None pages, Paperback
Richard Siken's Crush, selected as the 2004 winner of the Yale Younger Poets prize, is a powerful c… read more
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- poetry
2. Small Ghost
By: Trista Mateer , Lauren Zaknoun
4.15
Format: None pages,
Small Ghost is a brief narrative collection of poetry about depression and anxiety with a central f… read more
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- poetry
- nonfiction
3. Mouthful of Forevers
By: Clementine von Radics
3.50
Format: 142 pages, Paperback
Titled after the poem that burned up on Tumblr and has inspired wedding vows, paintings, songs, You… read more
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- poetry
4. Bright Dead Things
By: Ada Limon
3.57
Format: None pages,
Bright Dead Things examines the chaos that is life, the dangerous thrill of living in a world you k… read more
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5. War of the Foxes
By: Richard Siken
3.75
Format: 166 pages, Paperback
In this long-awaited follow-up to Crush, Yale Series of Younger Poets prize-winner Richard Siken tu… read more
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6. Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head
By: Warsan Shire
4.21
Format: 86 pages, Paperback
Poems of migration, womanhood, trauma, and resilience from the celebrated collaborator on Beyoncé's… read more
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- poetry
- nonfiction
"You only leave home when home won't let you stay."-Warsan Shire, Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head
"No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark."-Warsan Shire, Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head
"Under your feet, the trapdoor to heaven opens its mouth, its teeth grazing your toes."-Warsan Shire, Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head
"Mother says there are locked rooms inside all women. Sometimes, the men--they come with keys, and sometimes, the men--they come with hammers."-Warsan Shire, Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head
7. The Carrying
By: Ada Limon
4.40
Format: 120 pages, Hardcover
From National Book Award and National Book Critics Circle Award finalist Ada Limón comes The Carryi… read more
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- poetry
- nonfiction
"What if, instead of carrying a child, I am supposed to carry grief?"-Ada Limon, The Carrying
"All I’ve been working on is napping, and maybe being kinder to others, to myself."-Ada Limon, The Carrying
"I know you don’t always understand, but let me point to the first wet drops landing on the stones, the noise like fingers drumming the skin. I can’t help it. I will never get over making everything s…"-Ada Limon, The Carrying
"I saw a mom take her raincoat off and give it to her young daughter when a storm took over the afternoon. My god, I thought, my whole life I’ve been under her raincoat thinking it was somehow a marve…"-Ada Limon, The Carrying
8. And Yet: Poems
By: Kate Baer
3.97
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
The second full length poetry collection from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of What Kind… read more
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- poetry
- nonfiction
"Let your life rest on what is already good."-Kate Baer, And Yet: Poems
"It's just another day in the good-bad, bad-good earth machine."-Kate Baer, And Yet: Poems
"We expect so much of children, hovering above them like giant, invincible gods. What a racket to discover as an adult, how little we have to pass down."-Kate Baer, And Yet: Poems
9. Aphrodite Made Me Do It
By: Trista Mateer
3.97
Format: 191 pages, Kindle Edition
Bestselling and award-winning author Trista Mateer takes an imaginative approach to self-care in th… read more
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- poetry
"Not all gods are born. Plenty of us rise."-Trista Mateer, Aphrodite Made Me Do It
"I’m afraid of not unlearning the bad things my parents taught me."-Trista Mateer, Aphrodite Made Me Do It
"love has little to do with blood relations and more to do with who you choose to bleed for"-Trista Mateer, Aphrodite Made Me Do It
"The thing about embracing your own chaos is that it never becomes clear when you need to stop."-Trista Mateer, Aphrodite Made Me Do It
10. Honeybee
By: Trista Mateer
3.85
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Goodreads Choice Award winning poet Trista Mateer "expertly exposes the intensity of first love" in… read more
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- nonfiction
"I still wake up with things to tell you."-Trista Mateer, Honeybee
"Walking away from you feels like not taking care of myself."-Trista Mateer, Honeybee
"I Have A Postcard Mouth All it ever says is: wish you were here."-Trista Mateer, Honeybee
"I still have a lot of growing to do and I know there is more room for it in your absence."-Trista Mateer, Honeybee
11. Persephone Made Me Do It
By: Trista Mateer
4.21
Format: 176 pages, ebook
Bestselling and Goodreads Choice Award-winning author Trista Mateer returns with another mythical a… read more
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- poetry
12. Artemis Made Me Do It
By: Trista Mateer
4.14
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Bestselling and award-winning author Trista Mateer returns with another magical approach to self-ca… read more
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- poetry
"Forgive me if I unlearn pretty and learn vicious in its place."-Trista Mateer, Artemis Made Me Do It
"I believe all men think of me as a piece. Correction: Not all men."-Trista Mateer, Artemis Made Me Do It
"Look at you, taking care of everyone but yourself, letting love make you hollow instead of full."-Trista Mateer, Artemis Made Me Do It
"The wolf caught me in its jaws but when I cried out, other only said: I have seen the wolf many times and he has not bitten me"-Trista Mateer, Artemis Made Me Do It
13. The Surrender Theory
By: Caitlin Conlon
4.01
Format: 148 pages, Paperback
The Surrender Theory begins in the thick of heartbreak, gets lost in the vibrancy of new love, and … read more
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- poetry
- nonfiction
"In retrospect I can see that you gave me very little and I tried to build an entire future with it. You must understand, I had never been remembered like that, before. With purpose. Without begging f…"-Caitlin Conlon, The Surrender Theory
14. Girl Made of Glass
By: Shelby Leigh
3.98
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
If you think often about the past or battle with overthinking and self-esteem, girl made of glass i… read more
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- poetry
- nonfiction
15. Changing with the Tides
By: Shelby Leigh
3.97
Format: 123 pages, Paperback
a series of letters and poems about overcoming hardships and embracing the future. divided into two… read more
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- nonfiction
16. Ephemera
By: Sierra DeMulder
4.52
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
If every experience lasted forever and the sands of time never interrupted our most loving moments,… read more
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17. The Year of Blue Water (Volume 113) (Yale Series of Younger Poets)
By: Yanyi .
4.25
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
Winner of the 2018 Yale Series of Younger Poets prize “Weaves together descriptions of experienc… read more
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"It's not always true that when someone disappears, they never come back, even if that has been my experience."-Yanyi ., The Year of Blue Water (Volume 113) (Yale Series of Younger Poets)
"Here's what it's like if it's hard to put yourself first: you genuinely feel happiness when someone else's needs are fulfilled. At least, that is what you know as happiness: the relief of not being s…"-Yanyi ., The Year of Blue Water (Volume 113) (Yale Series of Younger Poets)
18. girl, isolated: poems, notes on healing, etc.
By: Trista Mateer
3.97
Format: 189 pages, Kindle Edition
A poignant portrait of mental health struggles set against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, T… read more
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"Yes it's true, the horrible things remain horrible and even your mother won't always agree with you and the weather is so heavy all it does is remind you that you're not being touched."-Trista Mateer, girl, isolated: poems, notes on healing, etc.
19. I Swear Somewhere This Works: Selected Poems 2013-2023
By: Trista Mateer
4.18
Format: 204 pages, Kindle Edition
A manifesto on love, poetry, and heartbreak. Essential for modern poetry readers. “A time capsul… read more
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20. Paper Girl and the Knives that Made Her
By: Ari B. Cofer
4.08
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
“I have never been anything but a paper girl. Something to tear into pieces. Something to burn.” We… read more
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- poetry
21. Pangaea: Prose and Poetry
By: Hinnah Mian
4.14
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
“if you wish to read the story of my people look no further than my body.” Pangaea is a collec… read more
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