Shades

So when they tell you / to go outside, to explore, / fall in love instead. Shades is an all-encompassing poetry collection that celebrates the many forms of human emotion. Drawing from her personal experiences, poet Sam Finley shares the most blissful moments of her life as well as the most devastating. In this book, you will read poems... Of love : on "catching feels," newfound intimacy, and the meaning of affection. Of loss : on breakups, sexual assault, and lost friendships. Of learning : on