Home by Whitney Hanson

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Whitney Hanson

Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · May 9, 2023

A Poetry pick for readers exploring Home.

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Who it’s for
Lyrical poems trace heartbreak toward healing, with raw feeling and room for eventual light.
Themes
Heartbreak, Healing after a relationship ends, Finding peace within yourself
Genres
LGBTQ+ Poetry, Love Poetry, Poetry About Death

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About this book

From Tiktok phenomenon Whitney Hanson, a revised edition of her bestselling Home, now with a new introduction and more than a dozen new poems "the bees aren’t going to go away but they are going to change with you sometimes they will be chaotic sometimes they will rest sometimes they will give you sweet honey and sometimes they will remind you of how much love can sting but if you can find a home within yourself and make peace with your bees you will be alright” --from Home Resonant, raw, and vibrant, Home is a lyrical map to navigating heartbreak.

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Tracing the stages of healing—from the despair that comes with the end of a relationship to the eventual light and liberation that comes with time—the poems in Home provide comfort and solace, while revitalizing your soul—and helping you make peace with your bees.

After the Ache

Lyrical poems trace heartbreak toward healing, with raw feeling and room for eventual light.

Come here for

  • Poems that meet heartbreak without smoothing its edges
  • A movement from despair toward light and liberation

Expect

  • A raw, vibrant voice offering comfort and solace
  • A revised edition with a new introduction and more than a dozen new poems

Where it sits

Love Poetry64%
LGBTQ+ Poetry50%
Poetry About Death46%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • LGBTQ+ Poetry
  • Love Poetry
  • Women Poets
Authors
Whitney Hanson
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Published
May 9, 2023
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Heartbreak · Healing after a relationship ends · Finding peace within yourself
Reading lane
LGBTQ+ Poetry