Young Adult/Poetry/Contemporary
Date Published: April 14, 2022
Emotion, time and self are the most necessary parts of humanity.
Emotion draws out the best and worst parts of people.
Time is something that is never noticed, until it is. The self is the deepest part of the soul that a person can recognize.
Reality Check is a poetry collection written during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.
These poems are how Danielle Pitter describes hope, love, family, healing and forgiveness.
Chandelier
Celebrate those moments
Where you are the only one,
The only center,
The only spotlight.
See how every shard of glitter
Is a reason you made it here.
Because what is a chandelier
But broken pieces of glass coming together
To form a new look?
Take a moment to look back on not only yourself,
But also on the shards.
The unruly, sharp edges were necessary.
You can still see the cracks in the mirror,
But it’s not ugly; it’s a new kind of beautiful.
About the Author
Born and raised in New Jersey, Danielle has been writing stories since early childhood. What started from with innocent fairy-tales in first grade turned into a growing passion that was always one step behind her. After graduating from the University of Phoenix in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in Communications and Journalism, she started her writing journey as a journalist for entertainment media outlets like TV After Dark, Fangirlish and Glitter Magazine. She is a member of the New Jersey Library Association. Currently, she’s both writing on her own website, PoetryBooksYA.com, and dodging her father’s phone calls about getting a master’s degree.
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Thank you for posting about this book, Reality Check will make a perfect gift for my eldest granddaughter who is a fan of contemporary poetry
Chandelier is an inspirational and wonderful poem, Reality Check sounds like it would also be a wonderful read and the cover is very pretty! Thanks for sharing it with me and have a beautiful weekend!