You can feel the healing as you sit in the driver's seat, in charge of your own life. You can feel the hope at the coffee shop where a beginning happened. You can feel the heartbreak inside the bedroom where you lost a love. You can paint over it, but it will always be there. For every place we go, there is a feeling or memory that's been painted on the walls. Nineteen is a collection of poetry that broaches heartbreak, love, loss, war, peace, and healing. For anyone whose emotions are tied to places, this book is for you."-Courtney Peppernell, author of Pillow Thoughts By the author of the wildly successful 2am Thoughts, comes Nineteen - titled after the poet's age when she wrote this new book. It's in these places, that we feel particular emotions, which help shape who we become. "A necessary reminder that whatever we are feeling, we are never feeling it alone." -Trista Mateer, author of Aphrodite Made Me Do It "There are defining moments in our lives that we often experience in certain places. A reminder to put one foot in front of the other even when it's dark because there is always a light waiting for you in the distance."-Wilder, Author of Nocturnal "In spare poems with aphoristic lines and short prose segments, the book speaks to adolescent pain and suffering."-Publishers Weekly Check out Makenzie Campbell's other hit poetry book, 2am Thoughts Overall, I appreciate the personal story told within Nineteen and enjoyed most of the poems, however, I think they would translate verbally much better than on paper."A necessary reminder that whatever we are feeling, we are never feeling it alone." -Trista Mateer, author of Aphrodite Made Me Do It "There are defining moments in our lives that we often experience in certain places. I thought the poems were really good for the most part but they seemed more like slam poetry and it didn’t translate to the page and to me like they probably would have it they were read aloud, slam poetry style. I’ve been reading quite a bit of poetry lately and even though I did enjoy Nineteen, it didn’t provoke much emotion from me. You can feel the healing as you sit in the driver’s seat, in charge of your own life. Nineteen is a collection of poetry that broaches heartbreak, love, loss, war,įor every place we go, there is a feeling or memory that’s been painted on the walls. By the author of the wildly successful 2am Thoughts, comes Nineteen - titled after the poet’s age when she wrote this new book.
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