When the World Didn't End: Poems
Written by Caroline Kaufman
Narrated by Caroline Kaufman
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About this audiobook
Teen Instagram sensation and author of Light Filters In @poeticpoison returns with a second collection of short, powerful poems about love, forgiveness, self-discovery, and what it’s like living after a hard-fought battle with depression, in the vein of poetry collections like Milk and Honey and the princess saves herself in this one.
In her second book of poetry, Instagram sensation Caroline Kaufman—known as @poeticpoison—explores the shock, wonder, and beauty of an uncertain future.
When the World Didn’t End is a vivid account of trying to find a path forward while reckoning with the pain of the past, embracing imperfection, and unlearning the language of self-criticism.
It’s an ode to the awkward silence between goodbye and hanging up, to hearts that continue to beat after they’re broken, to the empty spaces that depression leaves behind. With vulnerability and insight, this powerful collection of short poems holds up a mirror to the doubt and longing inside us all.
This collection features completely new material plus some fan favorites from Caroline’s account. When the World Didn’t End will thrill existing fans and newcomers alike.
so,
what now?
how will you make the most of it?
how will you live the life you never thought you’d get the chance to see?
Caroline Kaufman
Caroline Kaufman—known as @poeticpoison on Instagram—was only a freshman in high school when she began posting her poetry online, and since then she has amassed hundreds of thousands of followers across social media reading her work worldwide. Her debut book, Light Filters In, released in 2018, and she was named one of Her Campus’s 22 Under 22 Most Inspiring College Women in 2018 for her work destigmatizing mental illness through poetry. Caroline grew up in Westchester, New York, and is currently studying English at Harvard University. When she’s not writing, she can be found eating pad thai, harmonizing with the radio, and refusing to believe she’s growing up.
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Reviews for When the World Didn't End
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I can't stop questioning myself how is this poetry? it is not
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I like the honesty of this book which is more of a diary, especially in the beginning, but then it leans toward a more poetic form nearing the end of it with the very nice poem about the art gallery and being done fitting in the frame. It’s a painful diary of acknowledging ones pain and then own it and ending up victorious or anyhow able to keep on going other than bending under. it’s a 3,75 for me.