There are not many poetry books for teenagers or young adults, and what teenagers and young adults need more than anything else is contained within the words of this book – acknowledgement, reassurance, help, recognition, acceptance, belonging, hope – along with things to think about, things to laugh about, things to wonder at, things to simply enjoy.
If only I’d had this book when I was a teenager.
To be able to recognise oneself in these poems, understand that many distressing, and enjoyable or frustrating emotions and experiences are almost universal, and if not universal, at least common, to be given the words to iterate one’s own experience, to be given permission to express oneself, to be given the gift of welcome into the human experience and know that one is not alone – oh, how much our young people need these poems for wellbeing and mental health.
These are poems to fortify the teenage years.
This book is HIGHLY recommended. Please go out immediately and buy one for your local teenager, if you don’t have one in the house.
5 BIG SHINY Stars
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