First of all, I have to say that I respect, appreciate and look up to the courage and the strengh the author had to address such serious, sensitive issues! However this doesn't fullfill the criteria to be called poetry. At least not to me. Beautifully written words that make great quotes? Yes. But they remind me of diary entries - they are feelings expressed in words (and they're good, I'm not saying they are not) but that isn't enough to make it poetry. Poetry is about something deeper and more unique than what I was able to find in this book. Also, some of the quotes - as I have chosen to call the contents of this book - were too similar to Tumblr posts and felt overused to me. And considering the hype that came with this book, I was expecting something more special! Therefore, I have to say that there's deeper, actual poetry out there that deserves more recognision!