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Can We Talk About It?
I will want to pass at least two hours staring at the ceiling,
Wondering if I will be held in someone’s arms,
Or if my arms will grow cold from the lack of body,
Or perhaps,
The lack of war others have waged in my head,
Yes,
I want to talk about that,
Can we talk about it?
I can talk,
Please — let me tell you all about it.
Can We Talk About It? is an anthology of intimate and radical poems about relationships, mental health, 2SLGBTQ+ stories and other social justice issues. It takes you on a journey to explore one's identity, navigate heartbreak, plunge into escapism, heal the broken heart and provide it with wings to fly and celebrate success stories from the greater community. This paperback version provides readers with stunning illustrations, all originals created and crafted by the author, to heighten the reader's experience. All illustrations are fully coloured. About The Amy Liou is a Taiwanese-Canadian author in Mississauga, Ontario. She relishes cafe-hopping, searches far and wide for those who will break her heart, and writes feverishly about her roads to recovery. She studied Environment, Resource and Sustainability and International Development at the University of Waterloo before deciding to pursue a teaching degree at Ontario Tech University. Amy has been a passionate writer since her middle school days. When she is not writing, she is a high school English teacher and has her hands full of books to teach and essays to mark. Forever a hopeless romantic, Amy may have lost count of the number of crushes she has had, but these fleeting moments of desire will always live on in her writing.
Wondering if I will be held in someone’s arms,
Or if my arms will grow cold from the lack of body,
Or perhaps,
The lack of war others have waged in my head,
Yes,
I want to talk about that,
Can we talk about it?
I can talk,
Please — let me tell you all about it.
Can We Talk About It? is an anthology of intimate and radical poems about relationships, mental health, 2SLGBTQ+ stories and other social justice issues. It takes you on a journey to explore one's identity, navigate heartbreak, plunge into escapism, heal the broken heart and provide it with wings to fly and celebrate success stories from the greater community. This paperback version provides readers with stunning illustrations, all originals created and crafted by the author, to heighten the reader's experience. All illustrations are fully coloured. About The Amy Liou is a Taiwanese-Canadian author in Mississauga, Ontario. She relishes cafe-hopping, searches far and wide for those who will break her heart, and writes feverishly about her roads to recovery. She studied Environment, Resource and Sustainability and International Development at the University of Waterloo before deciding to pursue a teaching degree at Ontario Tech University. Amy has been a passionate writer since her middle school days. When she is not writing, she is a high school English teacher and has her hands full of books to teach and essays to mark. Forever a hopeless romantic, Amy may have lost count of the number of crushes she has had, but these fleeting moments of desire will always live on in her writing.
177 pages, Paperback
Published October 16, 2023
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January 9, 2024
The author conveys her life experiences and stories through descriptive, raw poems she has written throughout her life. Poems include talk about mental health, love and heartache, as well as many more topics - making it relatable and an easy read.
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