20 must-read poetry books like Don't Tell Me Not to Ask Why: Poetry & Prose by Samantha King Holmes

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Don't Tell Me Not to Ask Why: Poetry & Prose

By: Samantha King Holmes

3.84

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Maybe all the answers to all your questions are living within you, waiting to be discovered after f…

If you liked the poetry plot in Don't Tell Me Not to Ask Why: Poetry & Prose by Samantha King Holmes , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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1. Horoscopes for the Dead

By: Billy Collins

3.93

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

WINNER--BEST POETRY--GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NEWSWEEK/T… read more

Similar categories in Billy Collins's Horoscopes for the Dead book and Samantha King Holmes's Don't Tell Me Not to Ask Why: Poetry & Prose

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2. Born to Love, Cursed to Feel

By: Samantha King

3.20

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

For fans of r.h. Sin comes a new voice, Samantha King's raw, relatable poetry both celebrates love … read more

Similar categories in Samantha King's Born to Love, Cursed to Feel book and Samantha King Holmes's Don't Tell Me Not to Ask Why: Poetry & Prose

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3. A Beautiful Composition of Broken

By: R.H. Sin

3.89

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

r.h. Sin, bestselling author of the Whiskey, Words & a Shovelseries, returns with a collection of p… read more

Similar categories in R.H. Sin's A Beautiful Composition of Broken book and Samantha King Holmes's Don't Tell Me Not to Ask Why: Poetry & Prose

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4. 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 Samantha King Holmes's Don't Tell Me Not to Ask Why: Poetry & Prose

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"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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5. Swimming Lessons: Poems

By: Lili Reinhart

3.62

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The debut collection of poetry from Lili Reinhart, the actress and outspoken advocate for mental he… read more

Similar categories in Lili Reinhart's Swimming Lessons: Poems book and Samantha King Holmes's Don't Tell Me Not to Ask Why: Poetry & Prose

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"I think you might be the death of me. And its as if I'm running at full speed towards my grave."

-Lili Reinhart, Swimming Lessons: Poems

"This is how I know I love you so much. Whenever I see something beautiful, I want you to see it, too."

-Lili Reinhart, Swimming Lessons: Poems

"I stopped taking photos of sunsets a long time ago. I can never capture its colours. The same goes for you."

-Lili Reinhart, Swimming Lessons: Poems

"I find myself missing you before you're even gone, knowing there exists a space without you next to me. A somewhere I never want to fell too comfortable in."

-Lili Reinhart, Swimming Lessons: Poems

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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 Samantha King Holmes's Don't Tell Me Not to Ask Why: Poetry & Prose

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"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 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

Similar categories in Atticus Poetry's The Dark Between Stars book and Samantha King Holmes's Don't Tell Me Not to Ask Why: Poetry & Prose

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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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8. 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

Similar categories in R.H. Sin's Empty Bottles Full of Stories book and Samantha King Holmes's Don't Tell Me Not to Ask Why: Poetry & Prose

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9. 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 Samantha King Holmes's Don't Tell Me Not to Ask Why: Poetry & Prose

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"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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10. Where Hope Comes From

By: Nikita Gill

4.01

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

In Where Hope Comes From: poems for a broken world, Instagram superstar and poet Nikita Gill return… read more

Similar categories in Nikita Gill's Where Hope Comes From book and Samantha King Holmes's Don't Tell Me Not to Ask Why: Poetry & Prose

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"A war is still a war even if it is inside your head, did you know this?"

-Nikita Gill, Where Hope Comes From

"Nothing will come of forcing yourself to compete your way out of trauma."

-Nikita Gill, Where Hope Comes From

"Burn every memory that does not help you grow. Destruction, too, can be necessary."

-Nikita Gill, Where Hope Comes From

"I, too, hope to be that confident in a love. Someone who I know will still love me, even if I do not run to them every time they call."

-Nikita Gill, Where Hope Comes From

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11. The Way Forward (The Inward Trilogy)

By: Yung Pueblo

4.42

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

The #1 New York Times bestselling poet returns with his most inspiring collection yet. In this thir… read more

Similar categories in Yung Pueblo's The Way Forward (The Inward Trilogy) book and Samantha King Holmes's Don't Tell Me Not to Ask Why: Poetry & Prose

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12. I Would Leave Me If I Could: A Collection of Poetry

By: Halsey

3.84

Format: 144 pages, Kindle Edition

Grammy Award–nominated, platinum-selling musician Halsey is heralded as one of the most compelling … read more

Similar categories in Halsey's I Would Leave Me If I Could: A Collection of Poetry book and Samantha King Holmes's Don't Tell Me Not to Ask Why: Poetry & Prose

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"I'm whatever I've seen, on a movie screen"

-Halsey, I Would Leave Me If I Could: A Collection of Poetry

"cause I won't love a man Unless he is angry Because of my father"

-Halsey, I Would Leave Me If I Could: A Collection of Poetry

"But artists love what is forbidden to them, a fact I learned too young; too early."

-Halsey, I Would Leave Me If I Could: A Collection of Poetry

"I can't remember what it's like to face a mirror And not hate the person staring back at me"

-Halsey, I Would Leave Me If I Could: A Collection of Poetry

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13. 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 Samantha King Holmes's Don't Tell Me Not to Ask Why: Poetry & Prose

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"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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14. She Felt Like Feeling Nothing (Volume 1) (What She Felt)

By: R.H. Sin

3.80

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling author of the Whiskey, Words, and a Shovel series comes this poetic reminder o… read more

Similar categories in R.H. Sin's She Felt Like Feeling Nothing (Volume 1) (What She Felt) book and Samantha King Holmes's Don't Tell Me Not to Ask Why: Poetry & Prose

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15. Apologies that Never Came

By: Pierre Alex Jeanty

3.93

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

The words that never left their mouth, the feelings that you held on to, the process from heartbrea… read more

Similar categories in Pierre Alex Jeanty's Apologies that Never Came book and Samantha King Holmes's Don't Tell Me Not to Ask Why: Poetry & Prose

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16. The Day Is Ready for You

By: Alison Malee

3.74

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

The Day Is Ready for You is a prose and poetry collection weaving together the fractured, gritty pi… read more

Similar categories in Alison Malee's The Day Is Ready for You book and Samantha King Holmes's Don't Tell Me Not to Ask Why: Poetry & Prose

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"i am trying to come to terms with this. wanting does not always mean i haven't found what i am looking for."

-Alison Malee, The Day Is Ready for You

"perhaps, if we are descended from the rib cage of man, man should learn how to take care of his own body. show them what it looks like to be powerful. to know it."

-Alison Malee, The Day Is Ready for You

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17. Harmony

By: Whitney Hanson

4.33

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

From TikTok phenomenon Whitney Hanson, a brand-new collection of poems exploring the cadences of lo… read more

Similar categories in Whitney Hanson's Harmony book and Samantha King Holmes's Don't Tell Me Not to Ask Why: Poetry & Prose

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"it is impossible to unlace my heartstrings from yours how do I untangle a connection authored by the stars?"

-Whitney Hanson, Harmony

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18. My Greenhouse

By: Bella Mayo

3.90

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

A debut collection exploring the experience of first love and heartbreak through poetry, from actre… read more

Similar categories in Bella Mayo's My Greenhouse book and Samantha King Holmes's Don't Tell Me Not to Ask Why: Poetry & Prose

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Cover of Planting Gardens in Graves II by R.H. Sin

19. Planting Gardens in Graves II

By: R.H. Sin

3.95

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

From the beloved author of Whiskey, Words, and a Shovel comes the second volume in his newest serie… read more

Similar categories in R.H. Sin's Planting Gardens in Graves II book and Samantha King Holmes's Don't Tell Me Not to Ask Why: Poetry & Prose

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20. This Day Is Dark

By: R.H. Sin

4.05

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

r.h. Sin’s This Day Is Dark is a blistering case study of when red flags are mistaken for passion a… read more

Similar categories in R.H. Sin's This Day Is Dark book and Samantha King Holmes's Don't Tell Me Not to Ask Why: Poetry & Prose

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21. Don't Tell Me Not to Ask Why: Poetry & Prose

By: Samantha King Holmes

3.84

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Maybe all the answers to all your questions are living within you, waiting to be discovered after f… read more

Similar categories in Samantha King Holmes's Don't Tell Me Not to Ask Why: Poetry & Prose book and Samantha King Holmes's Don't Tell Me Not to Ask Why: Poetry & Prose

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K.Y. Robinson

4.16

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4.02

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