18 Top poetry books like Illumination: Poetry to Light Up the Darkness by Tyler Knott Gregson

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Illumination: Poetry to Light Up the Darkness

By: Tyler Knott Gregson

4.09

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring and beautiful collection of poems to give you strength, arm you for hardship, and remi…

If you liked the poetry plot in Illumination: Poetry to Light Up the Darkness by Tyler Knott Gregson , here is a list of 18 books like this:

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1. No Matter the Wreckage

By: Sarah Kay , Sophia Janowitz

3.86

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Following the success of her breakout poem, "B," Sarah Kay releases her debut collection of poetry … read more

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2. Depression & Other Magic Tricks

By: Sabrina Benaim

4.27

Format: 359 pages,

Depression & Other Magic Tricksis the debut book by Sabrina Benaim, one of the most-viewed performa… read more

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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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4. Never Broken: Songs Are Only Half the Story

By: Jewel

4.10

Format: None pages, Hardcover

New York Times best-selling poet and multiplatinum singer-songwriter Jewel explores her unconventio… read more

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5. If You Feel Too Much: Thoughts on Things Found and Lost and Hoped For

By: Donald Miller , Jamie Tworkowski

4.19

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

The New York TimesBestseller In 2006 Jamie Tworkowski wrote a story called "To Write Love on Her Ar… read more

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6. 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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7. Bending the Universe

By: Malachi Paulsen , None

4.19

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

The Internationally Bestselling poetry book Bending The Universe is a collection of 100 original po… read more

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8. The Solace of Open Spaces

By: Gretel Ehrlich

3.21

Format: 192 pages,

"Everything in nature invites us constantly to be what we are. We are often like rivers: careless a… read more

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9. Salomé

By: Oscar Wilde , Aubrey Beardsley , Robert Baldwin Ross , Alfred Bruce Douglas

4.10

Format: 338 pages, Paperback

Outraged by the sexual perversity of this one-act tragedy, Great Britain's Lord Chamberlain banned … read more

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10. Heart Talk: Poetic Wisdom for a Better Life

By: Cleo Wade

4.25

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A beautifully illustrated book from Cleo Wade—the artist, poet, and speaker who has been called “th… read more

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"What's meant for us flows in harmony with us, not against us."

-Cleo Wade, Heart Talk: Poetic Wisdom for a Better Life

"Keep your inner world loving and hopeful and your outside world will begin to reflect exactly that."

-Cleo Wade, Heart Talk: Poetic Wisdom for a Better Life

"Our mistakes, when met with awareness and personal responsibility are actually what introduces us to our best selves."

-Cleo Wade, Heart Talk: Poetic Wisdom for a Better Life

"When we know our value and can express our value, we're able to teach others how to honour what we bring to the table."

-Cleo Wade, Heart Talk: Poetic Wisdom for a Better Life

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11. The Dark Between Stars

By: Atticus Poetry

3.96

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the internationally bestselling author of Love Her Wild comes The … read more

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"I love you most in that place between coffee and sleep."

-Atticus Poetry, The Dark Between Stars

"She was powerful, not because she wasn’t scared but because she went on so strongly, despite the fear."

-Atticus Poetry, The Dark Between Stars

"The plane shook and it scared her not because she was scared to fall but because she cared so little if she did."

-Atticus Poetry, The Dark Between Stars

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12. Empty Bottles Full of Stories

By: R.H. Sin

3.74

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

A joint poetry collection from the virally popular and bestselling poets r.h. Sin and Robert M. Dra… read more

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13. 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

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"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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14. Stay Gold

By: Tobly McSmith

3.84

Format: 361 pages, Kindle Edition

Debut author Tobly McSmith delivers a coming-of-age teen love story about a transgender boy who’s g… read more

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"When you’re seen as different, it’s best to go with the flow, pick your battles, and plan the right times to push back."

-Tobly McSmith, Stay Gold

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15. The Book of Everlasting Things

By: Aanchal Malhotra

4.16

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

On a January morning in 1938, Samir Vij first locks eyes with Firdaus Khan through the rows of perf… read more

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16. All Along You Were Blooming: Thoughts for Boundless Living

By: Morgan Harper Nichols

4.22

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

A celebration of hope. An encounter with grace. A restoration of the heart. A healing of wounds. An… read more

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"It takes courage to live through heartbreak. Breathing is n o small feat"

-Morgan Harper Nichols, All Along You Were Blooming: Thoughts for Boundless Living

"I will stretch my hands up to the sky, to say, “I am afraid but I will try,"

-Morgan Harper Nichols, All Along You Were Blooming: Thoughts for Boundless Living

"While we are trying to make sense of things, may we learn to make peace with things."

-Morgan Harper Nichols, All Along You Were Blooming: Thoughts for Boundless Living

"She no longer had the desire to bend herself into the frame of photographs where she was unwelcome"

-Morgan Harper Nichols, All Along You Were Blooming: Thoughts for Boundless Living

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17. Postscript (P.S. I Love You, #2)

By: Cecelia Ahern

4.08

Format: 362 pages, Paperback

It's been seven years since Holly Kennedy's husband died – six since she read his final letter, urg… read more

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"You can only lose what you cling to."

-Cecelia Ahern, Postscript (P.S. I Love You, #2)

"He leaves the flat and I don’t see him for two days."

-Cecelia Ahern, Postscript (P.S. I Love You, #2)

"Maybe that’s why people come to graveyards. For more goodbyes."

-Cecelia Ahern, Postscript (P.S. I Love You, #2)

"I hate goodbyes, but hating them is never a justification to stay."

-Cecelia Ahern, Postscript (P.S. I Love You, #2)

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18. Watering the Soul

By: Courtney Peppernell

4.07

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Poetry and prose to encourage us to grow.  Watering the Soul  is a timeless reminder that everyone … read more

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"But just because the anxiety, the loss, and the struggle tell you that you are not strong or capable or deserving of dreams coming true does not mean it is the narrative you belong to."

-Courtney Peppernell, Watering the Soul

"There was nothing about you that was ever wrong in the first place. You were not made in error; there is no mistaking that everything you are was intended. The night loves all of the moon and her man…"

-Courtney Peppernell, Watering the Soul

"Her lips felt like breathing fresh air. It felt like two people feeling after weeks of being numb. It felt like two people coming home to each other after months of being away. It felt like two peopl…"

-Courtney Peppernell, Watering the Soul

"She was everything I had ever wanted but everything I couldn't have. It was difficult; every time she looked at me, every touch, every kiss, every moment I wanted to tell the world I loved her, but I…"

-Courtney Peppernell, Watering the Soul

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19. Lord of the Butterflies (Button Poetry)

By: Andrea Gibson

4.43

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

In Andrea Gibson's latest collection, they continue their artful and nuanced looks at gender, roman… read more

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"There will be music for you one day."

-Andrea Gibson, Lord of the Butterflies (Button Poetry)

"My "yes" never fit into the "no" of this world."

-Andrea Gibson, Lord of the Butterflies (Button Poetry)

"Come tender as the trees forgiving the books for asking to be made."

-Andrea Gibson, Lord of the Butterflies (Button Poetry)

"It isn't that you don't like boys. It's that you only like boys you want to be"

-Andrea Gibson, Lord of the Butterflies (Button Poetry)

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20. Thinning Blood: A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity

By: Leah Myers

3.81

Format: 170 pages, Hardcover

Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by The Millions A vibrant new voice blends Native folklore… read more

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"I wonder if I will ever feel Native enough."

-Leah Myers, Thinning Blood: A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity

"You don't have the right to define my identity."

-Leah Myers, Thinning Blood: A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity

"She gave up herself and her identity for security."

-Leah Myers, Thinning Blood: A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity

"My home is in Georgia, but my soul is at home here."

-Leah Myers, Thinning Blood: A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity

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21. The Unwinding

By: Jackie Morris

4.47

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

This book is not meant to be read from cover to cover. It is a book for dreamers. Slight of word, r… read more

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22. The Taking of Jemima Boone: Colonial Settlers, Tribal Nations, and the Kidnap That Shaped America

By: Matthew Pearl

3.64

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

On a quiet midsummer day in 1776, weeks after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, thirt… read more

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23. Nocturnal

By: Wilder Poetry

3.85

Format: 86 pages, Paperback

Nocturnal is a collection of words and imagery inspired by darkened skies and sleepless nights. it … read more

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24. Forgive Yourself These Tiny Acts of Self-Destruction

By: Jared Singer

3.93

Format: 79 pages, Paperback

Singer’s highly anticipated debut book collects and transforms work from his ten years as a mainsta… read more

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25. I'll Fly Away (Button Poetry)

By: Rudy Francisco

4.31

Format: 124 pages, Paperback

In his stunningly intimate, highly anticipated follow up to Helium, Rudy Fransico has created a col… read more

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"Speak because your voice is currency, and their comfort isn't worth your silence."

-Rudy Francisco, I'll Fly Away (Button Poetry)

"Yes, I'm fine; yes, I'm always fine. No, I'm not just saying that so you'll leave me alone."

-Rudy Francisco, I'll Fly Away (Button Poetry)

"Most of what I know I've learned from falling, from placing the brighter side of my hands against the earth and pressing until vertical. The ground has taught me more about flight than the sky ever c…"

-Rudy Francisco, I'll Fly Away (Button Poetry)

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26. I Needed a Viking

By: Alfa Holden

4.33

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

From the author of I Find You In the Darkness, a brand-new book of poetry celebrating strong women … read more

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Cover of Karamo: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing, and Hope by Karamo Brown

27. Karamo: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing, and Hope

By: Karamo Brown

3.90

Format: 289 pages, Hardcover

When Karamo Brown first auditioned for the casting directors of Netflix’s Queer Eye, he knew he wou… read more

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"Culture is about what people feel, and how they experience the world around them."

-Karamo Brown, Karamo: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing, and Hope

"The beautiful shades of the world are the colors of love that pour out from the light within us all."

-Karamo Brown, Karamo: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing, and Hope

"If you allow people to dictate your self-esteem based on their opinions of you, you will always fail."

-Karamo Brown, Karamo: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing, and Hope

"You are not your past. You are prepared for your future. A yes can propel you, but a no will never hurt you."

-Karamo Brown, Karamo: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing, and Hope

Cover of Illumination: Poetry to Light Up the Darkness by Tyler Knott Gregson

28. Illumination: Poetry to Light Up the Darkness

By: Tyler Knott Gregson

4.09

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring and beautiful collection of poems to give you strength, arm you for hardship, and remi… read more

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Cover of Date & Time (Button Poetry) by Phil Kaye

29. Date & Time (Button Poetry)

By: Phil Kaye

4.21

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Phil Kaye's debut collection is a stunning tribute to growing up, and all of the challenges and cel… read more

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Cover of In a Dream You Saw a Way to Survive by Clementine von Radics

30. In a Dream You Saw a Way to Survive

By: Clementine von Radics

3.79

Format: 83 pages, Paperback

A lyrical poet, Clementine von Radics presents In a Dream You Saw a Way to Survive,  a collection o… read more

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"I am afraid I will love you forever and we will never be in the same room again."

-Clementine von Radics, In a Dream You Saw a Way to Survive

"There is a better version of this story where we both leave him. Instead of loving him so much it felt like church. Building a cathedral inside his crooked mouth."

-Clementine von Radics, In a Dream You Saw a Way to Survive

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31. Enemies to Lovers

By: Laura Jane Williams

3.46

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Flo Greenberg: highly strung. Over-achiever. And desperate for a relaxing Greek holiday with her fa… read more

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10 Top audiobook books like Heart Talk: Poetic Wisdom for a Better Life by Cleo Wade

Transform Your Habits

This Year I Will...: How to Finally Change a Habit, Keep a Resolution, or Make a Dream Come True

M.J. Ryan

3.82

Transform Your Habits

Rewire: Change Your Brain to Break Bad Habits, Overcome Addictions, Conquer Self-Destruc tive Behavior

Richard O'Connor

3.87

Transform Your Habits

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Yung Pueblo

4.22

Transform Your Habits

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Charlotte Freeman

4.14

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