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A review by _rutaceae
I Would Leave Me If I Could: A Collection of Poetry by Halsey
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
I've had this sitting on my shelf for FAR too long, so thank you Taylor Swift for calling your new album what you did and giving me the kick up the arse I needed to finally pick it up.
I've been a fan of Halsey since the very beginning of their career, since their Tumblr days, and their lyrics have always hit me in a way only Taylor Swift has ever managed to do so as well. I knew before I even opened the book that this would hurt me just as much (maybe that's why I've put off reading it for so long).
I always struggled with poetry at school. Maybe it was the poems we were forced to study? Maybe it was the way they were taught to me and the way we had to study them? I don't know. But it's made me stay far away from poetry ever since. This was the perfect stepping stone to start exploring poetry in a way that works for me and to find poems that I actually enjoy and want to read.
I've been a fan of Halsey since the very beginning of their career, since their Tumblr days, and their lyrics have always hit me in a way only Taylor Swift has ever managed to do so as well. I knew before I even opened the book that this would hurt me just as much (maybe that's why I've put off reading it for so long).
I always struggled with poetry at school. Maybe it was the poems we were forced to study? Maybe it was the way they were taught to me and the way we had to study them? I don't know. But it's made me stay far away from poetry ever since. This was the perfect stepping stone to start exploring poetry in a way that works for me and to find poems that I actually enjoy and want to read.