My Mother Didn't Know By Ashe Vernon

A small intimate collection of love poetry My Mother Didn t Know follows the story of You and Me in the early stages of their budding relationship The book centers around the idea of preservation of self and control over one s own body within the context of a loving relationship A perfect collection for Valentine s Day My Mother Didn t Know prioritizes soft feelings open communication and new love My Mother Didn t KnowFinally reading this nearly a year after holding it to my chest 3. 5 stars Ashe writes about love and it never tires me This time they also include a sex ed crash course in the end author s notes It was a Valentine s limited run book and I am a sucker for how openly they communicate in poetry and out of it Poetry As always Ashe completely floored me with this If you aren t reading her work yet you must start This collection of modern day love poems did not disappoint it s gorgeous relatable well crafted Loved the text convo screencaps that were strewn throughout to show the relationship progressing super clever touch I know that it s only chapbook length but like I WAS SO SAD THAT IT WAS OVER I read it twice back to back in one sitting The sex ed info in the back worth the price alone written especially for young people trying to navigate through what can sometimes be super tricky stuff Ashe is one of those poets that I will buy up anything she puts out from now until forever while this collection was a limited edition don t miss out on her other work Poetry I haven t read any of Ashe s work which is sad since we were pretty much best friends in Junior High When I got the book after it sitting in my mailbox all weekend because I was out of town I promptly sat on my couch and read it cover to cover The poetry reflected reality to me and with the addition of the text conversations I felt like I was privy to my friends relationship and all it s happy moments Ashe speaks of happiness and forever s but in the same breath how easily it could shatter and be sadness The poem s read like internal monologues or a rant to a friend and I appreciate the reality of that There is no stiff forced rhymes or strict structures making it accessible for people who aren t fans of poetry Poetry 23 pages was simply not enough poetry from Ashe Vernon Good thing she has two other books: And you are proven mortal and not Daydream Ashe Vernon Poetry