19 Top poetry books like When the Stars Wrote Back by Trista Mateer

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When the Stars Wrote Back

By: Trista Mateer

3.81

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

In the vein of poetry collections like Milk and Honey and Light Filters In, this compilation of sho…

"The person you are at the beginning of a story is rarely who you are at the end of one."

-Trista Mateer, When the Stars Wrote Back

"There are two versions of me: one that forgives like forgiveness is the only thing they serve here, so I just have to keep ordering it, and one that doesn’t. The one that doesn’t is the one that writes the poems."

-Trista Mateer, When the Stars Wrote Back

If you liked the poetry plot in When the Stars Wrote Back by Trista Mateer , here is a list of 19 books like this:

1. Love Her Wild: Poems

By: Atticus Poetry

4.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

The first collection of poetry by Instagram sensation Atticus. Love Her Wildis a collection of new … read more

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2. Your Soul is a River

By: Nikita Gill

2.18

Format: 166 pages,

This is a book about the journey of healing from trauma and becoming whole again. Directions: apply… read more

Similar categories in Nikita Gill's Your Soul is a River book and Trista Mateer's When the Stars Wrote Back

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3. To Drink Coffee with a Ghost (Things that Haunt, #2)

By: Amanda Lovelace

4.02

Format: 160 pages, None

"You cannot have a funeral for your mother without also having a funeral for yourself." This book … read more

Similar categories in Amanda Lovelace's To Drink Coffee with a Ghost (Things that Haunt, #2) book and Trista Mateer's When the Stars Wrote Back

  • contemporary
  • poetry
  • mental health
"some things don’t come alive until we believe in them with our whole hearts."

-Amanda Lovelace, To Drink Coffee with a Ghost (Things that Haunt, #2)

"what do we do with all the things we need to say to someone we’ll never see again? - maybe that’s why i write."

-Amanda Lovelace, To Drink Coffee with a Ghost (Things that Haunt, #2)

"I wish I had known I was never going to see you again because I would have spent more time clinging to the good we did have instead of clinging to the bad I couldn't change."

-Amanda Lovelace, To Drink Coffee with a Ghost (Things that Haunt, #2)

"lately, it seems like everywhere I look, I only find daughters haunted by something their mothers did to them. we tell each other that we could raise our daughters differently. we do this while wonde…"

-Amanda Lovelace, To Drink Coffee with a Ghost (Things that Haunt, #2)

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4. Light Filters in: Poems

By: Caroline Kaufman

4.10

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In the vein of poetry collections like Milk and Honey and Adultolescence, this compilation of short… read more

Similar categories in Caroline Kaufman's Light Filters in: Poems book and Trista Mateer's When the Stars Wrote Back

  • poetry
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"if you think you are drowning, just remember: you float in water."

-Caroline Kaufman, Light Filters in: Poems

"Don't ask for respect; Demand it. Don't look for opportunity; Grab it. Don't add to the world; Change it."

-Caroline Kaufman, Light Filters in: Poems

"how to stop the thoughts how to stop the sadness how to be happy how to be happy how to be happy how to be happy"

-Caroline Kaufman, Light Filters in: Poems

"Be grateful that Time will heal the wounds but Leave the scars. How else will you Remember all that You've survived?"

-Caroline Kaufman, Light Filters in: Poems

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5. I Hope You Stay

By: Courtney Peppernell

3.85

Format: 214 pages, Paperback

In the spirit of her bestselling series,  Pillow Thoughts , Courtney Peppernell returns with a new,… read more

Similar categories in Courtney Peppernell's I Hope You Stay book and Trista Mateer's When the Stars Wrote Back

  • romance
  • poetry
  • lgbt
  • mental health
  • queer
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6. Flower Crowns and Fearsome Things

By: Amanda Lovelace

3.82

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

in her new standalone poetry collection, flower crowns & fearsome things , bestselling & award-winn… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Lovelace's Flower Crowns and Fearsome Things book and Trista Mateer's When the Stars Wrote Back

  • romance
  • poetry
  • lgbt
  • mental health
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"but she was wearing a short skirt."

-Amanda Lovelace, Flower Crowns and Fearsome Things

"everyone loves a strong woman until that woman no longer tolerates their bullshit. —the age-old proverb."

-Amanda Lovelace, Flower Crowns and Fearsome Things

"some days i wake up & think, i would still do anything for the person you made me think you were. —it’s too bad he doesn’t exist."

-Amanda Lovelace, Flower Crowns and Fearsome Things

"i refuse to be ashamed of taking up my rightful. i refuse to apologize for daring to have an opinion. —it’s a pleasure to disappoint you."

-Amanda Lovelace, Flower Crowns and Fearsome Things

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7. The Mermaid's Voice Returns in This One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic, #3)

By: Amanda Lovelace

3.68

Format: 210 pages, ebook

Goodreads Choice Award-winning poet and USA TODAY bestselling author Amanda Lovelace presents the m… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Lovelace's The Mermaid's Voice Returns in This One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic, #3) book and Trista Mateer's When the Stars Wrote Back

  • contemporary
  • poetry
  • audiobook
  • mental health
"at this point, staying with you is nothing more than muscle memory."

-Amanda Lovelace, The Mermaid's Voice Returns in This One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic, #3)

"When our villains win, do not fret, just rewrite the story. - mother knows best II"

-Amanda Lovelace, The Mermaid's Voice Returns in This One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic, #3)

"becoming your own savior sometimes means knowing when you need to ask for help. - therapy session no. 1"

-Amanda Lovelace, The Mermaid's Voice Returns in This One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic, #3)

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8. When He Leaves You

By: Michaela Angemeer

3.77

Format: 211 pages, Paperback

When He Leaves You is a collection of short poetry and prose, biopsied with tears and red wine. It … read more

Similar categories in Michaela Angemeer's When He Leaves You book and Trista Mateer's When the Stars Wrote Back

  • poetry
  • contemporary
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9. The Truth About Magic

By: Atticus Poetry

3.97

Format: 250 pages, Paperback

SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, ATTICUS! From the internationally bestselling author of The Dark Between Star… read more

Similar categories in Atticus Poetry's The Truth About Magic book and Trista Mateer's When the Stars Wrote Back

  • romance
  • poetry
  • poetry plays
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"All I wish is for you to one day love you the way I do."

-Atticus Poetry, The Truth About Magic

"Some girls look good in diamonds, some girls make diamonds look good."

-Atticus Poetry, The Truth About Magic

"She wasn’t looking for a fairytale just to feel a little less lonely."

-Atticus Poetry, The Truth About Magic

"We lay there within the lonely silence of all the things we didn’t say."

-Atticus Poetry, The Truth About Magic

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10. Break Your Glass Slippers (You Are Your Own Fairy Tale, #1)

By: Amanda Lovelace

3.95

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

"more forgetting time.more midnight dances with yourself."amanda lovelace, the bestselling & award-… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Lovelace's Break Your Glass Slippers (You Are Your Own Fairy Tale, #1) book and Trista Mateer's When the Stars Wrote Back

  • romance
  • poetry
  • mental health
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"when you spend all your time imagining yourself in other people's shoes, your own story goes unwritten, & there is nothing more painful than that."

-Amanda Lovelace, Break Your Glass Slippers (You Are Your Own Fairy Tale, #1)

"here is nothing unfeminist about the girl who chooses the ball gown & the prince. there is everything unfeminist about those who try to shame her for her choices."

-Amanda Lovelace, Break Your Glass Slippers (You Are Your Own Fairy Tale, #1)

"inside the cramped fitting room, she slips into dress after dress as if she´s trying to slip into someone else´s life. - much to her dismay, her reflection stays the same."

-Amanda Lovelace, Break Your Glass Slippers (You Are Your Own Fairy Tale, #1)

"if he doesn’t think you’re absolutely stunning at your dirty sweats & grass-stained feet, then he sure as hell doesn’t deserve you at your fancy dress & uncomfortable heels."

-Amanda Lovelace, Break Your Glass Slippers (You Are Your Own Fairy Tale, #1)

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11. These Are the Words: fearless verse to find your voice

By: Nikita Gill

3.95

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

From international poetry sensation Nikita Gill comes her highly anticipated YA debut These Are the… read more

Similar categories in Nikita Gill's These Are the Words: fearless verse to find your voice book and Trista Mateer's When the Stars Wrote Back

  • audiobook
  • poetry
  • young adult
  • mental health
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12. this is how you know i want you.

By: AVA.

3.93

Format: 93 pages, Kindle Edition

a love story, the diary of. the book is meant to be read straight through and takes you into the ra… read more

Similar categories in AVA.'s this is how you know i want you. book and Trista Mateer's When the Stars Wrote Back

  • romance
  • poetry
"you came in slowly like the fog and consumed me."

-AVA., this is how you know i want you.

"i want so much to touch you where my hands cannot."

-AVA., this is how you know i want you.

"i swallowed the syllables of your name and i was full."

-AVA., this is how you know i want you.

"let your love cover me like skin. i want the whole world to see."

-AVA., this is how you know i want you.

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13. Please Love Me at My Worst

By: Michaela Angemeer

3.89

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Notable TikTok creator Michaela Angemeer explores connecting with your inner child, loving the wors… read more

Similar categories in Michaela Angemeer's Please Love Me at My Worst book and Trista Mateer's When the Stars Wrote Back

  • romance
  • poetry
  • lgbt
  • mental health
  • contemporary
  • queer
"who would i be if i had never been loved by you"

-Michaela Angemeer, Please Love Me at My Worst

"and when the shore seems out of reach don't forget that you can always just float for a while"

-Michaela Angemeer, Please Love Me at My Worst

"why did you show this hurt to such a little girl her small hands couldn’t handle your blade it ripped her heart open while you poured the acid you can keep your attempt at love"

-Michaela Angemeer, Please Love Me at My Worst

"today i love me more than i loved you and that's all i can ask of myself i keep waiting for my coming of age but if i wait it will never come so i will sit here i will float i will write about my bod…"

-Michaela Angemeer, Please Love Me at My Worst

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14. Yesterday I Was the Moon

By: Noor Unnahar

3.88

Format: 156 pages, Paperback

yesterday i was the moon is a collection of poetry by noor unnahar - it explores courage, self-love… read more

Similar categories in Noor Unnahar's Yesterday I Was the Moon book and Trista Mateer's When the Stars Wrote Back

  • romance
  • poetry
  • contemporary
  • mental health
"Dreams live as long as the dreamers do"

-Noor Unnahar, Yesterday I Was the Moon

"Words; they are powerlessly powerful so use yours well."

-Noor Unnahar, Yesterday I Was the Moon

"in pieces yet at peace i am a building in a post war city"

-Noor Unnahar, Yesterday I Was the Moon

"Nothing teaches better than this trio the fears, the tears, the years."

-Noor Unnahar, Yesterday I Was the Moon

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15. 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

Similar categories in Shelby Leigh's Girl Made of Glass book and Trista Mateer's When the Stars Wrote Back

  • audiobook
  • poetry
  • mental health
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16. When the Stars Wrote Back

By: Trista Mateer

3.81

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

In the vein of poetry collections like Milk and Honey and Light Filters In, this compilation of sho… read more

Similar categories in Trista Mateer's When the Stars Wrote Back book and Trista Mateer's When the Stars Wrote Back

  • romance
  • poetry
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • poetry plays
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • contemporary
  • queer
"The person you are at the beginning of a story is rarely who you are at the end of one."

-Trista Mateer, When the Stars Wrote Back

"There are two versions of me: one that forgives like forgiveness is the only thing they serve here, so I just have to keep ordering it, and one that doesn’t. The one that doesn’t is the one that writ…"

-Trista Mateer, When the Stars Wrote Back

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17. Dragonhearts

By: Amanda Lovelace

3.86

Format: 136 pages, Paperback

“COME AND SEE HOW I HAVE TAMED THE MONSTER THAT ONCE TRIED TO KILL THE GOOD IN ME.”three of today’s… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Lovelace's Dragonhearts book and Trista Mateer's When the Stars Wrote Back

  • poetry
  • contemporary
"know when you need to draw your lines in the sand. know when you need to lock your windows & your doors. know when you need to put your fences up. (& when you need to lace them with barber wire.) tru…"

-Amanda Lovelace, Dragonhearts

"my spiraling thoughts are keeping me up late. again. i text her & i’m surprised to find that she’s still awake. she texts back to let me know that she’s being haunted too, & how she guesses that mean…"

-Amanda Lovelace, Dragonhearts

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18. 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

Similar categories in Shelby Leigh's Changing with the Tides book and Trista Mateer's When the Stars Wrote Back

  • contemporary
  • poetry
  • audiobook
  • mental health
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19. When the World Didn't End

By: Caroline Kaufman

3.91

Format: 175 pages, Hardcover

Teen Instagram sensation and author of Light Filters In @poeticpoison returns with a second collect… read more

Similar categories in Caroline Kaufman's When the World Didn't End book and Trista Mateer's When the Stars Wrote Back

  • poetry
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"I am a book with the pages all worn. the cover is tearing, the ink is fading, but I swear I'm worth the read."

-Caroline Kaufman, When the World Didn't End

"well, you made it. you survived. the unbearable weight suddenly lifted. the endless night broke into dawn. the uphill battle led you to a peak, and now you stand tall at the summit. so what now? what…"

-Caroline Kaufman, When the World Didn't End

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20. For When She's Feeling Blue

By: Edgar Holmes

3.51

Format: 118 pages, Paperback

For When She's Feeling Blue is Edgar Holmes' second collection of poetry (after his bestselling deb… read more

Similar categories in Edgar Holmes's For When She's Feeling Blue book and Trista Mateer's When the Stars Wrote Back

  • romance
  • poetry
  • mental health
"a lot of pain can be avoided by communicating how you want to be loved and how your partner wants to be loved treat your relationship like it’s important and put in the work to make it last yin and y…"

-Edgar Holmes, For When She's Feeling Blue

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21. You Don't Have to Be Everything: Poems for Girls Becoming Themselves

By: Diana Whitney

3.71

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Poems to Turn to Again and Again – from Amanda Gorman, Sharon Olds, Kate Baer, and More   Created a… read more

Similar categories in Diana Whitney's You Don't Have to Be Everything: Poems for Girls Becoming Themselves book and Trista Mateer's When the Stars Wrote Back

  • poetry
  • mental health
  • young adult
  • lgbt

13 Top contemporary books like When the Stars Wrote Back by Trista Mateer

Transform Your Habits

To Drink Coffee with a Ghost (Things that Haunt, #2)

Amanda Lovelace

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Light Filters in: Poems

Caroline Kaufman

4.10

Transform Your Habits

Flower Crowns and Fearsome Things

Amanda Lovelace

3.82

Transform Your Habits

The Mermaid's Voice Returns in This One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic, #3)

Amanda Lovelace

3.68

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15 Top contemporary books like Changing with the Tides by Shelby Leigh

Transform Your Habits

The Last Time I'll Write About You

Dawn Lanuza

3.90

Transform Your Habits

2am thoughts

Makenzie Campbell

3.75

Transform Your Habits

Flower Crowns and Fearsome Things

Amanda Lovelace

3.82

Transform Your Habits

When He Leaves You

Michaela Angemeer

3.77

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