The Surrender Theory: Poems

by Caitlin Conlon

The Surrender Theory begins in the thick of heartbreak, gets lost in the vibrancy of new love, and eventually rediscovers itself in a place of peace and closure. It’s about learning to grow alongside grief. About taking the hand of your younger self and forgiving them. Through pages of truisms and poems, this debut collection from Caitlin Conlon explores the boundaries of our most poignant and human emotions.

Deeply personal yet universal, The Surrender Theory speaks to anyone who has put their heart out into the world and hoped with everything in them that it would come home unscathed.

 

• ISBN10: 1771682612
• ISBN13: 9781771682619
• Publish Date: 22 February 2022
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 13 May 2024
• Publish Country: CA
• Imprint: Central Avenue Publishing
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 192
• Language: English

Reviews

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I AM BARELY HOLDING IT TOGETHER
but, miraculously, i'm whole. and i don't know what
this says about the nonlinear nature of growth or
whether i'm doing a good job at maintaining
the world i've cultivated despite mental illness
but maybe not everything needs to mean something.
maybe i can have days where

I AM BARELY HOLDING IT TOGETHER
and focus on the fact that still, still,

I AM HOLDING IT TOGETHER.

 

While the collection itself may be on grief, the book itself doesn’t give you any. While I wasn’t a huge fan of the illustrations, Caitlin Conlon's collection itself had some really interesting pieces that show that the writer has potential. 

Thank you, NetGalley for the chance to read and review this ARC!