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All of the Colors
poetry by bestselling author seth king on love, death, adulthood, letting go, growing up lgbt+ in the deep south, and accepting the person you were born to be
- GenresPoetry
278 pages, Paperback
First published April 11, 2017
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Seth King
53 books1,868 followersSeth King is a twenty-eight-year-old American author.
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July 15, 2017
Nothing can compare to this beautiful and emotional poetry collection!
Seth King, I admire you with all my heart and I want to hug you and never let you go! You are literally the most inspirational and beautiful person that is out there. Your words are literally breaking my heart.
I have to say I've actually never read a lot of poetry or liked it very much so this was something new for me. I wasn't sure if this book is something for me because of that but after reading only a few pages I knew I had to read the whole book (and now I want more!).
I've never expected to love this poetry collection so much! I fell in love with the emotional stories and the meanings behind the poems.
Reading this was like reading a part of Seth's soul. His darkest and deepest secrets. The best and worst moments. I can't even describe how many feels are in this poetry collection. I cried! I cried at fucking poetry! Who does that?! Me, I do that, because it's so beautiful, heartbreaking and emotional. I loved every second of it. YOU, Seth King, made me CRY at poetry and LOVE poetry and WANT MORE of this beautiful poetry - even though I normally hate poetry.
Every page, every sentence, every word broke my heart and I could feel everything behind these words.
Seth King, you are so much more than you'll ever know. You are an inspiration and I'm so glad to have picked up one of your books all these months ago. I love you (and your books)!
Seth King, I admire you with all my heart and I want to hug you and never let you go! You are literally the most inspirational and beautiful person that is out there. Your words are literally breaking my heart.
I have to say I've actually never read a lot of poetry or liked it very much so this was something new for me. I wasn't sure if this book is something for me because of that but after reading only a few pages I knew I had to read the whole book (and now I want more!).
I've never expected to love this poetry collection so much! I fell in love with the emotional stories and the meanings behind the poems.
Reading this was like reading a part of Seth's soul. His darkest and deepest secrets. The best and worst moments. I can't even describe how many feels are in this poetry collection. I cried! I cried at fucking poetry! Who does that?! Me, I do that, because it's so beautiful, heartbreaking and emotional. I loved every second of it. YOU, Seth King, made me CRY at poetry and LOVE poetry and WANT MORE of this beautiful poetry - even though I normally hate poetry.
Every page, every sentence, every word broke my heart and I could feel everything behind these words.
Seth King, you are so much more than you'll ever know. You are an inspiration and I'm so glad to have picked up one of your books all these months ago. I love you (and your books)!
May 25, 2017
Seth's book Honesty was well named,well written ,heartbreaking, yet hopeful.
All Of the Colors showed us why and how one puts themselves back together,one word at a time, using All Of The Colors, all the shades of colors, and the dark places shine through. Seth King has a way with words,a way with collecting and deciphering feelings through words
All of The Colors is a book I'll carry with me for a while add revisit, and be thankful , and grateful and hope the future will be a kinder place because Love is Love
All Of the Colors showed us why and how one puts themselves back together,one word at a time, using All Of The Colors, all the shades of colors, and the dark places shine through. Seth King has a way with words,a way with collecting and deciphering feelings through words
All of The Colors is a book I'll carry with me for a while add revisit, and be thankful , and grateful and hope the future will be a kinder place because Love is Love
May 17, 2017
Raw.
I found this through following King on social media, so I had an idea of what to expect, but it was still more than I thought. It's emotionally raw, and honest, in a touching way.
Towards the end, some more political entries sneak in, and I would enjoy seeing a collection of just those from King. They get lost in the mix here: and it's a shame they may go unnoticed.
I found this through following King on social media, so I had an idea of what to expect, but it was still more than I thought. It's emotionally raw, and honest, in a touching way.
Towards the end, some more political entries sneak in, and I would enjoy seeing a collection of just those from King. They get lost in the mix here: and it's a shame they may go unnoticed.
April 13, 2017
I started becoming someone who wasn't me.
I started to read this book and soon I was shivering. My chest hurt. I had to put it down but I needed, needed, to pick it back up.
They said the truth will set you free but sometimes the truth is so painful and one truth after another feels like punches to your abdomen, to your face, to your head.
I wish the words, the poems, the thoughts were fiction but my heart knows the truth.
I put the book down and I picked it back up again because I needed to know more and understand better and feel more.
Stripped bare . That's how my soul feels.
This is so important that I feel compelled to buy copies for people because they need to know and understand.
How can we let people be who they are and if we don't how will they know who they are?
I started to read this book and soon I was shivering. My chest hurt. I had to put it down but I needed, needed, to pick it back up.
They said the truth will set you free but sometimes the truth is so painful and one truth after another feels like punches to your abdomen, to your face, to your head.
I wish the words, the poems, the thoughts were fiction but my heart knows the truth.
I put the book down and I picked it back up again because I needed to know more and understand better and feel more.
Stripped bare . That's how my soul feels.
This is so important that I feel compelled to buy copies for people because they need to know and understand.
How can we let people be who they are and if we don't how will they know who they are?
April 13, 2017
This is hard. It's hard because I'm unsure of how to review the contents of this book. Seth King blew me away-he always does, but this is different. Bear with me as I try to come up with a coherent thought.
The reason I love reading Seth's work is because he's real. His words are relevant, his words are true, his words are raw. And that has never been a truer statement than when talking about All of the Colors. Because what you get with this collection is the man deep, deep down. What you get is the beautiful soul laid out in front of you-in all of it's not so pretty colors.
I sobbed, I felt breathless in places because I recognized myself in so much. The hard parts, the ones that cut deep are the ones that reminded me of things I rather not remember. And that is gold, because never before have I felt like someone understood. And with his words, with these poems, Seth King showed that he did understand, because he's felt it all too. He feels it all too. Seth was as honest as a person can get, I could never do something like that. I admire him more than I ever thought possible.
With All of the Colors you get poems that are beautiful, they are heartbreaking, they are raw. If you read this you will feel. Don't say I didn't warn you.
Thank you Seth King for putting yourself out there in such a raw form. Thank you for showing me that I am not alone in some of my feelings. Thank you for your beautiful words, your beautiful soul.
The reason I love reading Seth's work is because he's real. His words are relevant, his words are true, his words are raw. And that has never been a truer statement than when talking about All of the Colors. Because what you get with this collection is the man deep, deep down. What you get is the beautiful soul laid out in front of you-in all of it's not so pretty colors.
I sobbed, I felt breathless in places because I recognized myself in so much. The hard parts, the ones that cut deep are the ones that reminded me of things I rather not remember. And that is gold, because never before have I felt like someone understood. And with his words, with these poems, Seth King showed that he did understand, because he's felt it all too. He feels it all too. Seth was as honest as a person can get, I could never do something like that. I admire him more than I ever thought possible.
With All of the Colors you get poems that are beautiful, they are heartbreaking, they are raw. If you read this you will feel. Don't say I didn't warn you.
Thank you Seth King for putting yourself out there in such a raw form. Thank you for showing me that I am not alone in some of my feelings. Thank you for your beautiful words, your beautiful soul.
April 17, 2017
All of the Colors by Seth King is a Poetry collection that will be a wonderful companion book for
“ Brave (And Other Things I'll Never Be)”. It is a poignant look at LGBTQ in the South, Seth’s take on love, and moving on with your life after heart breaking lost.
“so I believed the voices that told me I was dirty. I believed every word”
“in reality monsters aren’t monsters they’re just people and that is the scariest thing of all”
“this is beautiful: the fact that however ugly and gross and sad things may get for you
you can always walk outside and try to be graceful enough to look for one more beautiful thing”
Again, we get to see the beauty in Seth King’s wordsmith tools. I won this book and am so glad I got it. You will be glad to get a look at the pure poetry that Seth King has shared from a battered soul that has begun the rebuild to reach for the love waiting for Him.
Thanks Seth King & Good Writing
“ Brave (And Other Things I'll Never Be)”. It is a poignant look at LGBTQ in the South, Seth’s take on love, and moving on with your life after heart breaking lost.
“so I believed the voices that told me I was dirty. I believed every word”
“in reality monsters aren’t monsters they’re just people and that is the scariest thing of all”
“this is beautiful: the fact that however ugly and gross and sad things may get for you
you can always walk outside and try to be graceful enough to look for one more beautiful thing”
Again, we get to see the beauty in Seth King’s wordsmith tools. I won this book and am so glad I got it. You will be glad to get a look at the pure poetry that Seth King has shared from a battered soul that has begun the rebuild to reach for the love waiting for Him.
Thanks Seth King & Good Writing
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