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holy ground
"do you think this longing will haunt us for a lifetime?"
'holy ground' is the fifth collection from the best-selling poet Catarine Hancock. This short but sweet collection takes the reader through a kind and gentle love story. Split into five different sections, 'holy ground' covers the sensation of falling in love and discovering one's sexuality (i. the love we had); the anxieties and fears that accompany being in a relationship (ii. the fears i felt); the inevitable way life pulls people apart (iii. the way we broke); the unique heartbreak and grief one experiences when a good love comes to an end (iv. the grief i carry); and the gratitude you feel that you ever got to know it all (v. the gratitude i have).
Tender, reflective, and understanding, this collection is for anyone who has ever loved a person that finally showed them how beautiful love could really be. A person that they had to let go of, anyway. A person that, in another life, they'd be with forever.
'holy ground' is the fifth collection from the best-selling poet Catarine Hancock. This short but sweet collection takes the reader through a kind and gentle love story. Split into five different sections, 'holy ground' covers the sensation of falling in love and discovering one's sexuality (i. the love we had); the anxieties and fears that accompany being in a relationship (ii. the fears i felt); the inevitable way life pulls people apart (iii. the way we broke); the unique heartbreak and grief one experiences when a good love comes to an end (iv. the grief i carry); and the gratitude you feel that you ever got to know it all (v. the gratitude i have).
Tender, reflective, and understanding, this collection is for anyone who has ever loved a person that finally showed them how beautiful love could really be. A person that they had to let go of, anyway. A person that, in another life, they'd be with forever.
- GenresPoetry
133 pages, Paperback
Published November 6, 2023
36 people want to read
About the author
Catarine Hancock
10 books213 followersCatarine Hancock is a 25-year-old poet, author and opera singer from Lexington, Kentucky, currently living in Chicago. She holds a bachelor of music in vocal performance from the University of Kentucky and a master of music in voice from Indiana University.
Aside from music, writing is her other great love. Having been a bookworm and writer all her life, her passion for poetry began at the age of 13, and shortly afterward, she began sharing her writing online. Over the past 11 years, her platform has grown to an audience of over 300,000. She is the author of five poetry collections: "shades of lovers" (2020), "sometimes i fall asleep thinking about you" (2021), and "i gave myself the world" (2023), all published with Central Avenue Publishing. Her self-published collections are "sprout: selected poems" (2022) and "holy ground" (2023). Her next poetry collection is slated to release with Central Avenue in 2025, and her debut fantasy romance novel, "Curse of Stolen Flame," will release in fall 2024.
When she is not singing or writing, Catarine can be found curled up with a good fantasy novel, wandering the aisles of the local bookstore, or adding a weird décor item she found at the Goodwill to her already too-cluttered apartment. You can find her on Instagram or TikTok at: @catarinehancock
Aside from music, writing is her other great love. Having been a bookworm and writer all her life, her passion for poetry began at the age of 13, and shortly afterward, she began sharing her writing online. Over the past 11 years, her platform has grown to an audience of over 300,000. She is the author of five poetry collections: "shades of lovers" (2020), "sometimes i fall asleep thinking about you" (2021), and "i gave myself the world" (2023), all published with Central Avenue Publishing. Her self-published collections are "sprout: selected poems" (2022) and "holy ground" (2023). Her next poetry collection is slated to release with Central Avenue in 2025, and her debut fantasy romance novel, "Curse of Stolen Flame," will release in fall 2024.
When she is not singing or writing, Catarine can be found curled up with a good fantasy novel, wandering the aisles of the local bookstore, or adding a weird décor item she found at the Goodwill to her already too-cluttered apartment. You can find her on Instagram or TikTok at: @catarinehancock
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December 27, 2025
the most recent book of Catarine’s and such a beautiful one at that.
I have been reading her poetry since she released her first book and every time she brings a new book out i am blown away by the beauty of it.
Her poetry makes me feel a certain warmth that i am so in awe of, and this new book is no different 🫶🏼
I have been reading her poetry since she released her first book and every time she brings a new book out i am blown away by the beauty of it.
Her poetry makes me feel a certain warmth that i am so in awe of, and this new book is no different 🫶🏼
January 27, 2024
a bittersweet collection for me to write, but so healing. always in my heart 🩷
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