Before You Know It
Andrews McMeel Publishing · Paperback · April 2, 2024
SK Williams' new collection of poetry takes us through two stories told in tandem, recalling the ages of 18 to 28, when the world laid waiting at their fingertips and the pressure of figuring everything out was never too far away.
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- Who it’s for
- Two lives in parallel trace young adulthood’s pressure, isolation, and hard-won perspective in poetry.
- Themes
- Young-adult uncertainty, Anxiety and depression, Isolation and body image
- Pacing
- Reflective
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SK Williams' new collection of poetry takes us through two stories told in tandem, recalling the ages of 18 to 28, when the world laid waiting at their fingertips and the pressure of figuring everything out was never too far away. Sometimes, beneath the weight of the world, we find ourselves drowning. Let this collection of poetry breathe life back into your lungs and remind you of everything that you’ve already overcome.
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SK Williams dives back into their past with Before You Know It. Featuring four chapters, divided into two parts each— “In the Beginning,” “Uncharted Water,” “Beneath the Storm,” and “At the End” —this collection compares two peoples’ life experiences to one another and sees how similar we all really are. Through this book, Williams explores themes of youth, uncertainty, ambition, anxiety, depression, powerlessness, isolation, and body image. At moments nostalgic, freeing, and youthful, and other times pushed down beneath the mounting pressure and responsibility of young adulthood, these two perspectives ask us to take a moment to appreciate how far we’ve come and to trust where life will take us.
Growing Through Uncertainty
Two lives in parallel trace young adulthood’s pressure, isolation, and hard-won perspective in poetry.
Come here for
- Poems that hold ambition and anxiety side by side
- A reflective look at how far you’ve come
Expect
- Four chapters, each divided into two parts
- Nostalgic, youthful voices facing the weight of growing up
Where it sits
| Poetry | 62% |
|---|---|
| Inspirational Poetry | 51% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Love Poetry
- Place Poetry
- Inspirational Poetry
- Authors
- SK Williams
- Publisher
- Andrews McMeel Publishing
- Published
- April 2, 2024
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Young-adult uncertainty · Anxiety and depression · Isolation and body image
- Reading lane
- Love Poetry