11 must-read queer books like She is the poem by June Bates

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She is the poem

By: June Bates

3.96

Format: 113 pages, Paperback

She Is The Poem is a love letter to women and a celebration of sapphic joy. This collection tackles…

"If I must burn down m life in order to fix it, I will."

-June Bates, She is the poem

"If I must burn down m life in order to fix it, I will."

-June Bates, She is the poem

If you liked the queer plot in She is the poem by June Bates , here is a list of 11 books like this:

Cover of Pillow Thoughts (Pillow Thoughts, #1) by Courtney Peppernell, Rosy Bullot, None

1. Pillow Thoughts (Pillow Thoughts, #1)

By: Courtney Peppernell , Rosy Bullot , None

3.82

Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition

Pillow Thoughts is a collection of poetry and prose about heartbreak, love and raw emotions. It… read more

Similar categories in Courtney Peppernell's Pillow Thoughts (Pillow Thoughts, #1) book and June Bates's She is the poem

  • romance
  • poetry
  • love
  • lgbt
  • nonfiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"My heart is not in my body; it's lying under the castle you burned down."

-Courtney Peppernell, Pillow Thoughts (Pillow Thoughts, #1)

"I had a dream that I was under my skin, lost and wandering around my body."

-Courtney Peppernell, Pillow Thoughts (Pillow Thoughts, #1)

"Does art make sense to you? You are so brave an quiet; I think you would understand."

-Courtney Peppernell, Pillow Thoughts (Pillow Thoughts, #1)

"Of all the tragedies on this earth, there is none more tragic than a person who cannot see their worth."

-Courtney Peppernell, Pillow Thoughts (Pillow Thoughts, #1)

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2. Dear Self,

By: Patience Tamarra

4.00

Format: 158 pages, Kindle Edition

dear self, is a free-flowing collection of gentle reminders and loving affirmations centered around… read more

Similar categories in Patience Tamarra's Dear Self, book and June Bates's She is the poem

  • poetry
  • nonfiction
"choose you even when no one else does."

-Patience Tamarra, Dear Self,

"it is safe for you to be your authentic self."

-Patience Tamarra, Dear Self,

"you will fall short at times and that's okay."

-Patience Tamarra, Dear Self,

"you belong in every room you walk into period."

-Patience Tamarra, Dear Self,

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3. Healing the Heart (Pillow Thoughts, #2)

By: Courtney Peppernell

4.03

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Following the smash success of her best-selling book, Pillow Thoughts , Courtney Peppernell returns… read more

Similar categories in Courtney Peppernell's Healing the Heart (Pillow Thoughts, #2) book and June Bates's She is the poem

  • romance
  • poetry
  • love
  • lgbt
  • nonfiction
  • queer
"You shouldn't lose sleep over somebody any more than they should lose sleep over you. But you do, we all do. And we call this love."

-Courtney Peppernell, Healing the Heart (Pillow Thoughts, #2)

"I know life isn't always about bright colors and fireworks. Sometimes the colors aren't always clear, and our days get so hard they hurt. But settle down with me, hold my hand, let me kiss you. All I…"

-Courtney Peppernell, Healing the Heart (Pillow Thoughts, #2)

"You can't skip chapters, that's not how life works. You have to read every line, meet every character. You won't enjoy all of it. Hell, some chapters will make you cry for weeks. You will read things…"

-Courtney Peppernell, Healing the Heart (Pillow Thoughts, #2)

"There is great freedom in only having yourself. Not having to worry about supporting anyone else, not having to think or make choices with anyone else in mind. But there is still an ache, some days d…"

-Courtney Peppernell, Healing the Heart (Pillow Thoughts, #2)

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4. Mending the Mind (Pillow Thoughts, #3)

By: Courtney Peppernell

4.00

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

In a voice that is inclusive and open to all, Courtney Peppernell presents a tribute to her readers… read more

Similar categories in Courtney Peppernell's Mending the Mind (Pillow Thoughts, #3) book and June Bates's She is the poem

  • romance
  • poetry
  • lgbt
  • nonfiction
  • queer
"Words become trapped in your mind if you don’t free them. Write them down, speak them, share"

-Courtney Peppernell, Mending the Mind (Pillow Thoughts, #3)

"There are many things you should care about Like sick animals, dying trees, and saving the bees. What others think of you is not one of these things."

-Courtney Peppernell, Mending the Mind (Pillow Thoughts, #3)

"The grass isn't always greener on the other side. In fact, that grass has been tendered and grown by someone else. Just because your front lawn is withering doesn't mean you can destroy someone else'…"

-Courtney Peppernell, Mending the Mind (Pillow Thoughts, #3)

"When we met, there was a pull. Like two magnets unsure of the way we wanted to feel. You told me that night you were afraid of fireworks but loved colors in the sky. And all week I’ve been wondering …"

-Courtney Peppernell, Mending the Mind (Pillow Thoughts, #3)

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5. All Dogs Are Good: Poems & Memories

By: Courtney Peppernell

4.30

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Written for anyone who has known the touch of a cold nose on their hand, the bark of a best friend,… read more

Similar categories in Courtney Peppernell's All Dogs Are Good: Poems & Memories book and June Bates's She is the poem

  • poetry
  • nonfiction
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6. healing for no one but me

By: Jennae Cecelia

3.95

Format: 111 pages, Kindle Edition

Best-selling poet of The Sun Will Rise and Will We, Jennae Cecelia brings you her tenth poetry book… read more

Similar categories in Jennae Cecelia's healing for no one but me book and June Bates's She is the poem

  • poetry
  • nonfiction
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7. 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

Similar categories in Trista Mateer's Honeybee book and June Bates's She is the poem

  • romance
  • poetry
  • lesbian
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • nonfiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"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

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8. 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

Similar categories in Trista Mateer's Persephone Made Me Do It book and June Bates's She is the poem

  • poetry
  • lgbt
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9. 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

Similar categories in Trista Mateer's Artemis Made Me Do It book and June Bates's She is the poem

  • lesbian
  • poetry
  • queer
  • lgbt
"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

Cover of There Is Room for All of You Here by Michaela Angemeer

10. There Is Room for All of You Here

By: Michaela Angemeer

3.80

Format: 110 pages, Kindle Edition

Fall into this collection of poetry and prose inspired by healing and being open to love again, per… read more

Similar categories in Michaela Angemeer's There Is Room for All of You Here book and June Bates's She is the poem

  • romance
  • poetry
  • love
  • lgbt
  • nonfiction
  • queer
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11. Coming Home to Her

By: Emily Juniper

4.02

Format: 127 pages, Paperback

Coming Home to Her is a celebration of being human. It is a coming out journey, an exploration of s… read more

Similar categories in Emily Juniper's Coming Home to Her book and June Bates's She is the poem

  • romance
  • poetry
  • lesbian
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • nonfiction
  • queer
Cover of Maybe I'm Bad: Poems and Thoughts by Amie  James

12. Maybe I'm Bad: Poems and Thoughts

By: Amie James

3.43

Format: 126 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Maybe I'm Bad’ is a short collection of poems. It is an acquired taste, for those who do not mind … read more

Similar categories in Amie James's Maybe I'm Bad: Poems and Thoughts book and June Bates's She is the poem

  • poetry
  • nonfiction
Cover of Poems for the Signs by Michaela Angemeer

13. Poems for the Signs

By: Michaela Angemeer

3.82

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

From the best-selling author of You'll Come Back to Yourself, Poems for the Signs is a highly antic… read more

Similar categories in Michaela Angemeer's Poems for the Signs book and June Bates's She is the poem

  • poetry
  • nonfiction
  • love
"i don't wanna be with anybody who weaponizes my vulnerability saves it in a wooden box loads it in a shotgun when I least expect it"

-Michaela Angemeer, Poems for the Signs

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14. Stitching the Soul

By: Courtney Peppernell

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

The final installment in this bestselling series completes the journey that Courtney Peppernell beg… read more

Similar categories in Courtney Peppernell's Stitching the Soul book and June Bates's She is the poem

  • romance
  • poetry
  • lgbt
  • nonfiction
  • queer
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15. the things I didn't say in therapy

By: Logan Duane

3.93

Format: 142 pages, Paperback

In her very first book, poet Logan Duane takes her readers on a journey filled with grief, abuse, l… read more

Similar categories in Logan Duane's the things I didn't say in therapy book and June Bates's She is the poem

  • poetry
  • nonfiction
  • love
  • contemporary
"Each time you come to me in my dreams I am reminded that you gave me the strength and skills to keep going without you here."

-Logan Duane, the things I didn't say in therapy

"To look at yourself in the mirror and want to die is a feeling that can not be described to those that have never existed in such darkness."

-Logan Duane, the things I didn't say in therapy

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16. The Space Between Us: Poetry and Prose

By: Courtney Peppernell

3.88

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A universal narrative on the significance of distance with love; remember to hold on to what you be… read more

Similar categories in Courtney Peppernell's The Space Between Us: Poetry and Prose book and June Bates's She is the poem

  • romance
  • poetry
  • love
  • lgbt
  • nonfiction
"I love it when you're silent with me but my worry sets in when you're silent at me"

-Courtney Peppernell, The Space Between Us: Poetry and Prose

"She asked me once what would I do if she lost her memory. How would I remind her of my touch, my scent, the way we kiss, from all these miles away. And so I told her, "You can still feel the sunlight…"

-Courtney Peppernell, The Space Between Us: Poetry and Prose

Cover of THINGS WE DON’T TALK ABOUT by Pandora Owl

17. THINGS WE DON’T TALK ABOUT

By: Pandora Owl

3.68

Format: 103 pages, Paperback

"Things We Don't Talk About" is a short collection of thoughts, quotes and poetry highlighting some… read more

Similar categories in Pandora Owl's THINGS WE DON’T TALK ABOUT book and June Bates's She is the poem

  • poetry
  • nonfiction
  • contemporary
Cover of She is the poem by June Bates

18. She is the poem

By: June Bates

3.96

Format: 113 pages, Paperback

She Is The Poem is a love letter to women and a celebration of sapphic joy. This collection tackles… read more

Similar categories in June Bates's She is the poem book and June Bates's She is the poem

  • romance
  • poetry
  • lesbian
  • love
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • nonfiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"If I must burn down m life in order to fix it, I will."

-June Bates, She is the poem

Cover of A Month of Sundays by Courtney Peppernell

19. A Month of Sundays

By: Courtney Peppernell

3.98

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

From poet Courtney Peppernell comes the story of a very long winter, a month of dark and unforgivin… read more

Similar categories in Courtney Peppernell's A Month of Sundays book and June Bates's She is the poem

  • poetry
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20. permission to love

By: Karlee Rose North

4.06

Format: 170 pages, Paperback

this is a collection of poetry about love, loss, vulnerability, and connection. this book walks you… read more

Similar categories in Karlee Rose North's permission to love book and June Bates's She is the poem

  • romance
  • poetry
  • lesbian
  • love
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • nonfiction
  • queer
"I don’t think I will ever understand how my desire to kiss a girl made me unlovable."

-Karlee Rose North, permission to love

"sometimes we find ourselves more in love with the idea of someone than who they actually are."

-Karlee Rose North, permission to love

Cover of Birds of Prey and Paradise: Sapphic Poetry by Emily Juniper

21. Birds of Prey and Paradise: Sapphic Poetry

By: Emily Juniper

4.36

Format: 119 pages, Paperback

Birds of Prey and Paradise is a follow-up to Juniper's sapphic bestseller, Coming Home to Her. Bird… read more

Similar categories in Emily Juniper's Birds of Prey and Paradise: Sapphic Poetry book and June Bates's She is the poem

  • lesbian
  • poetry
  • lgbt
  • nonfiction
  • queer

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3.82

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Trista Mateer

3.85

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Logan Duane

3.93

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THINGS WE DON’T TALK ABOUT

Pandora Owl

3.68

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Cherie Avritt

3.48

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Melody Godfred

4.14

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Makenzie Campbell

3.75

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Nelle Starling

4.16

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