Whatever You've Got

by Molly Naylor

Molly Naylor’s Whatever You’ve Got is the letter you wish you could send to your younger self. It’s the voice of a kind, whip-smart friend who accepts your mistakes, messiness and chaotic energy—because they’ve been there—while challenging you to hold yourself with honesty and forgiveness, ‘pressing your ear to your body and hearing that you exist’.

Naylor cuts to the quick of modern anxiety, of love and its many dilemmas, of trauma and recovery, with unfaltering insight and wit. Full of left-hook quips to make you laugh out loud, and joyful, anthemic rhythm. The poems in this unputdownable collection give permission to do the unexpected, to change your mind, to run an emotional scan and find yourself new, and whole after all.

Genres: Poetry

60 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2022

Reviews

[Yas · Rating 5 out of 5]

I saw Molly Naylor perform some of these poems live at Grace Petrie’s gig. I actually hate audiobooks, but I want to hear her read this whole damn anthology out loud.

[Angela Dunne · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have to admit I'm not really into poetry, so my rating is probably more reflective of that than Molly's work. I saw her as support at a Grace Petrie gig and thought she was ace. I guess I need poetry performed to me to connect with it?

[Faye Fullalove · Rating 5 out of 5]

Humour and heart. Will look forward to more by her, and loved seeing her perform at Grace Petrie’s lefty Christmas.

[Ashleigh Mackintosh · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would honestly love to see her do more spoken poetry live, her poems are even better from her 😍

[Jennie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this. Heard Molly at Grace Petrie's gigs and automatically fell in love with the words she spoke. Love it.

[Lycoris Bower · Rating 5 out of 5]

‘Resolve’ is MY poem.

[Clare Padfield · Rating 5 out of 5]

Saw Molly Naylor reading some of these poems live in her role as warm up at a Grace Petrie stand up performance. The poems are sometimes funny, always thought provoking.