Almost home : poems / Madisen Kuhn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kuhn, Madisen, author.

Standardized Title:

Poems. Selections

Language:

English

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

xvi, 202 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Edition:

First Gallery Books trade paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Gallery Books, 2019.

Summary:

From the Instagram poet and author of the exquisite Please Don't Go Before I Get Better comes a gorgeous poetry and prose collection that explores the meaning of "home" and the profound discovery of finding it within oneself--perfect for fans of Rupi Kaur and Amanda Lovelace.

Contents:

The kitchen (family and nostalgia)

Homeless p. 3

Repressed p. 4

I am tired p. 6

Subjective p. 7

Where do i go from here p. 9

Crying through space and time p. 10

Blooming in concrete p. 12

When i'm alone / in a coffee shop / i find myself p. 13

Vanilla p. 14

Estranged p. 16

To be announced p. 19

Aching in tandem p. 21

Thin lines p. 23

Paths p. 25

Untangle p. 26

Deep down p. 28

Prism p. 31

Mistakes p. 33

Dream homes p. 35

Family p. 36

The attic (mental illness)

My old self p. 39

When i wake p. 41

The slightest bit lonely p. 43

Yellow p. 45

The shape of lonely p. 46

I hate you, please hold me p. 47

The brutal line p. 48

I am grateful you are not me p. 49

Middle ground p. 51

Outage p. 52

My anxiety keeps me warm p. 53

Too soon p. 54

Slip p. 55

Real things p. 56

A kind of amnesia p. 57

How it feels to panic in ordinary places p. 59

Grounded p. 60

Panic/overcome p. 62

Melt p. 65

The gradual onset of okayness p. 67

The bedroom (love and sexuality)

St. Christopher p. 71

Werewolf p. 72

The little things p. 74

Undying p. 75

Vows p. 76

What brings me peace p. 77

Still dreamy p. 78

Magnetic p. 80

The likeness of him p. 82

Mojave p. 85

The difference p. 86

Romanticizing the unromantic p. 88

What else is there p. 89

What it feels like sometimes p. 90

One fantasy p. 92

Two souls p. 93

Chameleon p. 94

An ode to almost lovers p. 95

The moon p. 97

Intimacy p. 98

The bathroom (self-image and introspection)

Impostor syndrome p. 101

How should i define these smudged edges p. 103

Caelum p. 105

Brooklyn baby p. 107

I do what i'm supposed to p. 108

Baby teeth p. 109

Multitudes p. 110

Hiding, being found. p. 111

Sad girl energy p. 113

Float away p. 114

Cold hands hold no expectations p. 116

Protection p. 117

I would like to be remembered as someone who never gave up p. 119

Self-talk p. 121

French braids p. 123

Impossibilities p. 125

Thirties p. 127

Soft p. 129

How to love p. 130

The garden (beauty and daydreams)

Something beautiful p. 135

Open ends p. 136

The tenderness of autumn p. 139

Center of the universe p. 140

I fall asleep to wake up p. 141

Warmth p. 142

The first day of spring p. 143

My dog is my role model p. 144

Lovely p. 146

Unprovoked p. 147

Philadelphia in may (a daydream) p. 148

Orion p. 149

The birds p. 151

Write it all down p. 153

All of the beauty i am ready to be p. 154

Regardless p. 157

When in doubt look up p. 158

The world is a beautiful place p. 159

Don't waste them p. 160

Gratitude p. 161

The front porch (hope and encouragement)

What happens next p. 165

When i kept going p. 167

Give yourself a break p. 168

It's not too late p. 169

Old oak tree p. 171

One million paths all lead back to you p. 173

July will be better than june p. 174

I hope you live (a letter to my future self) p. 175

Embrace p. 177

Constant reminders p. 178

Slow down p. 180

Significance p. 181

Awareness p. 183

To love is to live p. 185

The cost of things p. 186

Please don't settle p. 188

Random, lucky. p. 189

So it goes p. 190

I don't hate february anymore p. 192

You are home p. 193.

ISBN:

9781982121259

1982121254

OCLC:

1085154324