PUBLISHER: Harper Collins
PUB DATE: 8/20/2019
AUTHOR: Caroline Kaufman @poeticpoison
ILLUSTRATION: Yelena Bryksenkova
GENRE: Poetry
SYNOPSIS: Teen Instagram sensation and author of Light Filters In @poeticpoison returns with a second collection of short, powerful poems about love, forgiveness, self-discovery, and what it’s like living after a hard-fought battle with depression, in the vein of poetry collections like Milk and Honey and the princess saves herself in this one.
THOUGHTS: I read this beautiful book and resonated with Kaufman’s writing through her most difficult teen years, to acceptance and recovery into adulthood, without looking back and continuously moving forward to healing. Through her honest accounts, you are taken into her insightful and brave journey, touching upon issues of trauma, mental illness, suicidal ideation, self-harm, disordered eating, and sexual assault. Kaufman believes that through talking, hearing and reading, healing takes place and allows you to move forward.
I savored this book slowly and was able to reflect back to my tough teen age years and what allowed me to grow into a happy and fulfilled adult life. Her words give a lot of comfort to young adults who may be experiencing challenges and issues. She just has the right words to say in every circumstance. Though it may seem sad that she speaks about depression and maybe even hurting herself, I found that the overall feel of the book is hope, acceptance and strength to move on.
I highly recommend this book for fans of Milk and Honey and The Princess Saves Herself in this One.
5 shining and glistening stars on this one!!
Caroline Kaufman—known as @poeticpoison on Instagram—began writing poetry when she was thirteen years old as a means of coping with her depression. A year later, she started posting it online, and what started as a personal way to combat mental illness eventually became an account with hundreds of thousands of followers across social media.
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