A Book of Poetry for Teenagers: Book of Poems

by RyAnn Adams Hall

I wrote poems throughout a period of time in my life. I think teenagers everywhere will be able to relate to them. I hope some can also find them helpful and comforting. To know they are not alone and they are not the first person to go through these types of problems.

86 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 7, 2013

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Reviews

[Barbara Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

This collection of poems of approximately one hundred pages hits on many of the issues so important to the teens of past and present generations. The author organizes her poetry collection by age rather than theme; the poems become more sophisticated and complex as the chapters and maturity levels progress through time.

Poems are listed by title only, the reader must peruse through to the end to find the theme. But the underlying themes match the trials and tribulations that coming of age brings upon all of us. Several of the poems relate sorrow at not having a mother present while growing up. At age twelve the author writes about her “best friend forever” Renee. There are poems expressing fear and frustration, relationships with boys, and feeling left out of things. Many poems express hope and optimism like “The Stars,” “My Shadow,” and “What You Do.” In the very last section of poetry written in the period from ages twenty-two through twenty-seven, the author finds her true love, David, and then becomes the mother of Kayleigh in whom she places her hopes and dreams.

I think many that teens will enjoy having these poems to read as they pass through the many moods, phases, ups and downs of adolescence. Nice book to have when you feel the need to take a moment or two to reflect on the joys and sorrows of growing up and life in general.

[P.S. Winn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. To see the child at 11 years old and to watch the difference in the poems as the child grows to an adult and to finally find peace and love is a beautiful thing and something that must have been hard to share. I loved the emotion in the poems and feel this is a must have book of poems especially for young adults who are dealing with their own emotions. Wonderful job on a beautiful book.

[Helen Pugsley · Rating 1 out of 5]

Quit at 4%
"Plants and tress"
Nope.