And we meet again!
This is the second poetry collection from the author of The Book I Owed to Myself. Kae keeps writing poems reflecting on the state of the world we all inhabit and also the universe we all carry inside. The soft, the scary, the dark and the compassionately accepted reality. The stories of fights we choose to pick and the ones we should have. Written lines about the politics of relationships, being lost in the society, finding rationality, disconnecting from hurt and struggling with more emotional responses to modern day challenges. Throughout all, knowing refuge in calm trust.
Be brave,
And thanks for finding this book
***/shotgun seat
I think I’ve given up
on depression as the force
to drive decisions
and attitudes
it used to serve me
as the motivator to change
me and things around me
but not any more
I gave up on being cool
depressed for all the right reasons
and have you seen the world
we all live in?
what’s the point in being
one of the cool depressed kids
if I can’t even enjoy
any of it
"I could feel the emotions after every poem, I wanted to know the story behind it, I wanted to know more and I wanted to read more."
"I don’t know Anspoka, but her poetry made me feel a closeness to her—like she was speaking to me and telling me about her inner-most thoughts. Her words connected with me."
"What this book is with a very realistic and clear look at the world, at people, at society, at – well – take my vague gesture of waving my hand somewhere around – this, well, the world we live in. Very, very down to Earth."
"Gritty, truthful, dark and sometimes lightened with a little humor, each poem made me want to ask questions about my human make-up in the midst of societal expectations."
