Nicole Danielle, "Broken Ballads: A Poetry Collection" (2019)

New Books in Literature · Jun 8, 2021 · 34m

For as often as it may seem to be the case, life doesn’t exist in extremes. Whatever pain, love, desire, or hurt, moving through life is a balancing act. We learn to hold onto what is important for our own growth, but we also learn that sometimes we must carry bits of the world for those who walk beside us and those yet to come. This balancing act teaches us to jettison what no longer serves us just as much as it teaches us to grip tightly to what matters most. In a collection that is equal measures an exploration of pain after her uncle’s passing and an honoring of her own heart, Nicole…