The personal and poignant debut poetry collection from the award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer revolves around the emotions, struggles, and experiences of finding your voice and confidence as a woman.

“I’ve realized that some feelings can’t be turned into a song . . . so I’ve started writing poems. Just like my songs, they are personal and honest. Just like my songs, they have hooks and rhymes. Just like my songs, they talk about what it’s like to be twenty-something trying to navigate a wildly beautiful and broken world.”

Deeply felt and candid, Feel Your Way Through grapples with the challenges and celebrates the experiences Kelsea faces as she navigates the twists and turns of growing into a woman today. She addresses themes of family, relationships, body image, self-love, sexuality, and the lessons of youth. The poems speak to the often harsh—and sometimes beautiful—onset of womanhood. Honest, humble, and ultimately hopeful, this collection reveals a new dimension of Kelsea Ballerini’s artistry and talent.

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Addressing themes of self-love, sexuality, womanhood, relationships, trauma and nostalgia, Ballerini’s “Feel Your Way Through” is a remarkable and beautifully well-written debut poetry collection.

I’m completely amazed by how elegantly intricate and carefully placed each word and sentence was in all her poems; no phrase felt too much or unnecessary. You can tell reading her work that she’s not only a singer but that she writes music herself; there’s a constant flow occurring from poem to poem, each one feeling like they could be song lyrics.

To my great relief, there was such a variety of topics discussed; I’ve come across many poetry collections that state there will be multiple themes and emotions, yet still focus primarily on one or so. Ballerini truly explores a balance of trauma, grief, self-love and all the other topics listed in the synopsis, providing them an equal amount of attention.

In addition to this, there was also a great balance regarding the emotions she conveys in her poems. Sorrowful, traumatic, enlightening and tranquil, Ballerini takes precaution in not overloading readers with too much of one emotion to explore … which my sensitive heart thanks and appreciates.

Mirroring the gorgeous cover, the words written in “Feel Your Way Through” are captivating and exquisite. This, in my opinion, is a must read for all poetry lovers, especially fans of Ballerini.

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