Poetry has always been interesting and empowering. Its ability to instill profound messages that can be seen beyond the aesthetics and ambiguities is amazing. As a result, many tend to be more interested in reading poems as well as writing them. There are different positive impacts that poems bring to the lives of its readers including but not limited to boosting confidence, getting inspired, develops empathy, understanding oneself, improving skills, and more.
In this fast-paced and pandemic-stricken world, you cannot deny how much struggle it is to keep your spirits and self-esteem levels up. Poetry surprisingly offers a safe and comfortable place for those who are hurting, trying, and surviving. That said, here are some of the best poetry books that you should check out to uplift your soul and give you more reasons to continue getting by.
Poetic Parables: Listen with Your Heart by Alvina Y. Platt-Gregory
Poetic Parables: Listen with Your Heart by Alvina Y. Platt-Gregory is a promising poetry book published by ReadersMagnet in 2018. This isn’t your usual anthology of poems because this is also a devotional and self-help work that aims to ignite faith and happiness on your way of finding truth and spiritual wisdom. Each of the poems will definitely help you welcome Him in your heart and mind in different chances and situations. Hence, He is the answer and the truth if you try and look for Him. This book will surely make you have a stronger faith and a more profound relationship with God.
The Color of Love by Raymond Quattlebaum
Written by the amazing African-American author Raymond Quattlebaum, the book The Color of Love surely gives you a great and uplifting reading experience. It encourages everyone to see how magnificently life blossoms. The Color of Love talks about how life is ethereal and how the testaments of the Lord play a great role in our lives. You will get a better grasp about poetry by developing a brand-new perspective. It will bring you back to a different place in time but bound to take you back after it gave you the amazing reading journey that will spark your motivation to continue reading more poetry.
All Along You Were Blooming: Thoughts for Boundless Living by Morgan Harper Nichols
Published in January 2020, Morgan Harper Nichol’s All Along You Were Blooming: Thoughts for Boundless Living raises the spirit of the readers by celebrating hope and healing hearts. This beautiful anthology of poetry and prose inspires you to dive into the sunlight and glee in the awesome and limitless grace that have been bestowed upon you. The popular Instagram poet helps you remember that each season in life has a meaning, you are welcome to live in fully in the present even if you have tried your best to escape and run, there is always light in your life, and you are blossoming perfectly.
You’ll Come Back to Yourself by Michaela Angemeer
If you are fans of contemporary poets, such as Orion Carloto, then this book is perfect for you! You’ll Come Back to Yourself is a collection of prose and poetry written by Michaela Angemeer with the illustrations of Aleks Popovski. This book was self-published in 2019 and is available in paperback. Furthermore, the poems center on different themes that play important roles in the lives of the readers. Heartbreak, infidelity, mental health issue, and power of women are some of the important aspects that it tackled. All these messages combined together forms an awareness and understanding that lead to the boosting of confidence and uplifting of the soul of each reader.
The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
The best-selling contemporary poet Rupi Kaur has published another masterpiece that is inspiring readers to be themselves and embrace their growth. The Sun and Her Flowers is the second book of the author that was published in 2017 by Andrews McMeel Publishing. The book contains 5 remarkable parts and provides different amazing illustrations. The journey of a flower is being compared to the journey of humans where both go through withering, falling, rooting, reviving, and growing. The Sun and Her Flowers will definitely make you appreciate the different forms of love and keep your spirit high.
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