joy & other would-be poems Hardcover – Large Print, January 1, 2026

joy & other would-be poems is a collection of self-reflection, love letters, daily reminders, confessions—it is anything you need it to be. Being able to feel is a blessing and a curse, it can break or make and being able to write what I feel and think into words, to combine growing pains including joyful moments of life into these intertwined letters is something I will forever be grateful for.As you read through these “poems”, I hope you think deeply (or not at all), that you relate to (again, or not at all) and that you learn in the process to feel things you haven't experienced or ever known (shall I say once more, or not at all?).Feel free to discover along the way because life is all about living and learning. It's a journey of making mistakes, learning from them and picking yourself up and loving every part of you because no matter what you do, say, feel or think, you are already loved.●1 John 4:19 “We love because He first loved us.”-Trigger Warnings: mentions of suicide, intrusive thoughts. Read more