I would recommend this poetry collection to those looking to dip a toe into poetry. “I’ve been hurt so bad and I still love so hard.
One of my favorite poems from the book is just two sentences: In fact, she writes quite the opposite she praises herself for being sensitive and vulnerable, and as a highly sensitive person, I needed to learn to do the same. I love Alexandra Elle’s writing because she doesn’t equate her emotions with anything negative.
The poems themselves range in length, form, and style. Now, as a 24-year-old, I too feel that sense of relief that Elle describes.Įlle’s description of going from lost to found is beautifully mimicked in the organization of the poems. I can’t say enough how much I resonated with, needed, and used her words during my early stages of healing. Elle briefly tells her experience of reaching 23 years old and finally “no longer seek validation from others or rely on the outside world to tell me how worthy I am or how amazing I can be” (Elle 4). She describes how the poems that follow are notes she has written for herself to get through tough times. My therapist at the time recommended I read and write poetry, and after some searches, I found this book that did both.Īlexandra Elle is the author of several other books, including Neon Soul, After the Rain, Love in my Language, amongst several others.Įlle opens Words from a Wanderer with a beautiful and vulnerable letter. I discovered this lovely note and love poem book when I began my journey in therapy.
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