I am Not a Poet; I am Sad & I Cannot Draw

by Sarah Mann

“I am Not a Poet; I am Sad & I Cannot Draw” is Sarah Mann’s first collection of writing to be publicly shared. Witnessing her mind grow & fight with itself through the pieces in this book is a beautifully crafted insight to the melodramatic psyche of a middle class teenager.

Genres: Poetry

84 pages

Published January 1, 2022

Reviews

[Noelle Thompson · Rating 5 out of 5]

favs:
I Am So Lonely; It’s My Fault
No Seriously, I Really do
I Think I Love You
Sunscreen Sales Are High
Who Are You & What Do You Want
My Long Awaited Peace
I Want It To Be Enjoyable I Need It To Be Tolerable

i’ve been following Sarah Mann for a while and i was so happy when she published her first book! i immediately went to presale and bought one of the few copies! i love her voice and the way she thinks and conceptualizes self awareness, misogyny, and girl-womanhood. my upmost favorite not-poetry book :)

[Abby Vigil · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is everything!! Lol no. But I do love her TikTok’s and thought this was great. Ty Patreon 😭

[Liz Thornton · Rating 5 out of 5]

I discovered Sarah on tiktok a long time back probably at least two years ago and I’ve been obsessed with her writing since then. It made me want/ start to write poems myself. I genuinely think that this is my favorite poetry book I have read. While part of it might be that I heavily relate to it I think the other part is that it is passionate words and genuine feelings that are expressed in the most amazing way. I loved every poem I read. It reminds me of how my life has felt in high school. I hope to write a book someday.

[Paige Holowatiuk · Rating 5 out of 5]

What makes this book so good and almost addicting to read is how raw and real Sarah's writing is. It's like her thoughts are shooting straight from her head onto the page with no polishing up in between (and there is no need for polishing). She's not hiding anything, no matter how ugly, how human, from the reader and I find it really refreshing. I also admire how she abandons conventional grammar rules to maintain the beautiful authenticity of her writing and her thoughts.

[Tara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Remarkable

[Ryan McGuire · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sarah Mann’s name needs to be bigger than it is, incredible writing that is raw and addicting.

[LYS · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is my wife i love her and her brain so much

[ryan ❦ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sarah Mann is a genius and I love the way her mind works

[Lena · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve been wanting this book since it first came out and i finally got it and my god it’s so good. It’s beautifully written and deeply relatable. listening to fiona apple as i read was 10/10 too

[Ayesha Shamsi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Utterly refreshing 🩷

[Allie Frazier · Rating 4 out of 5]

i adore these non poems, they are so real and oddly beautiful

[Zoh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Emotionally Relatable

[maz · Rating 4 out of 5]

The pain of independence is my favourite poem of her’s and might just be one of my all-time favourites. Her words are raw and honest and strung together beautifully.

[Kate Mitcheltree · Rating 5 out of 5]

you can tell a girl in similar age to me wrote this book in the absolute best way, Sarah Mann you are everything!!

[Eden · Rating 3 out of 5]

i love how she recites poetry and missed that when experiencing it in written form

[alma · Rating 4 out of 5]

the realist

[maddie mason · Rating 5 out of 5]

Holy shit sarah mann. I’ve been reading her stuff for forever and I was so excited to finally get to read her collection and it did NOT disappoint.

[baby · Rating 5 out of 5]

i don't even know what to say honestly other than i understand, and i hope her name becomes knows to the masses

[loocy · Rating 5 out of 5]

womenhood to a T ! <333

[lo · Rating 5 out of 5]

i SWALLOWED this whole. reading sarah’s thoughts as a late teen makes me think about 18-19-20 years old me and how i used to go to extremes in an attempt to find myself/define myself and life was truly a horrible time but now that “im so much older” (21) nothing feels that serious and i feel infinite. i go on and on (dreadful). i go on and on (peace).

[Jackie Escobar · Rating 5 out of 5]

my favorite ever. her writing is how good i aspire to be