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These Nights I Spend With My Ghosts
"These Nights I Spend With My Ghosts" is really a book about grief — but not the kind you expect. It’s the grief we carry for ourselves when something in life shifts everything beneath our feet.
We all have those moments—the before and after—when one experience changes who we are in a way that sticks. Maybe it’s mental health struggles, heartbreak, or the weight of our past. This book is about how we live through those changes, how we wrestle with the hard feelings, and how, little by little, healing begins.
Split into three parts, the poems take you on a journey through heartbreak, depression, and resentment, then searching for connection, and finally, finding some kind of peace. It’s raw, honest, and a little messy. If you’ve ever felt alone in your struggles, this book is a quiet reminder that you’re not.
We all have those moments—the before and after—when one experience changes who we are in a way that sticks. Maybe it’s mental health struggles, heartbreak, or the weight of our past. This book is about how we live through those changes, how we wrestle with the hard feelings, and how, little by little, healing begins.
Split into three parts, the poems take you on a journey through heartbreak, depression, and resentment, then searching for connection, and finally, finding some kind of peace. It’s raw, honest, and a little messy. If you’ve ever felt alone in your struggles, this book is a quiet reminder that you’re not.
127 pages, Paperback
Published August 21, 2024
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About the author
Lauren Underwood
3 books1 followerLauren Underwood is a writer and author based in Kansas City. Her love for writing started young, thanks to the encouragement from her family and teachers. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in English and Creative Writing from the University of Kansas, hoping to pursue a career in writing. She began writing professionally for a digital marketing agency, eventually moving up into a managerial position requiring SEO strategy work, writing and editing, social media management, and more.
Lauren self-published “these nights I spend with my ghosts,” her first poetry book that tells the story of her struggles with mental health. She eventually released her second book, “my bones in your backyard,” with a deeper focus on heartbreak and her experiences related to relationships.
Lauren continues to write poetry, hoping to provide a raw yet ambiguous journey for the reader. She currently has a contemporary fiction novel in the works and plans to write in other fiction genres.
Lauren self-published “these nights I spend with my ghosts,” her first poetry book that tells the story of her struggles with mental health. She eventually released her second book, “my bones in your backyard,” with a deeper focus on heartbreak and her experiences related to relationships.
Lauren continues to write poetry, hoping to provide a raw yet ambiguous journey for the reader. She currently has a contemporary fiction novel in the works and plans to write in other fiction genres.
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May 1, 2025
Lauren Underwood is an INCREDIBLE poet and author. I can’t wait to see what else she has up her sleeve. Can’t recommend this book enough!
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