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keep moving forward!
in 2017, ashley anne katich published her first collection of poetry, ashes to ashes. writing was a way to work through love and loss, to reflect on an experiment with sobriety, and to try and understand a new and confusing spiritual experience.
now, in keep moving forward!, the author returns to familiar feelings of romantic grief. there, she discovers that when everything is falling apart, looking backwards and sitting still can sometimes be the only way forward. through the hurt, she learns to sit, let go, and breathe in order to begin to heal.
keep moving forward! is a collection of poetry, prose, and letters reminiscent of taylor swift’s the tortured poets department and olivia rodrigo’s sour. pieces like “seven” playfully riff on some of the author’s lifelong inspirations such as the miley cyrus song “7 things”, exploring the sometimes blurred line between hate and love following the ending of a relationship. it is a peak inside of both the diary and the mind of the author, and she courageously invites you to look inside.
now, in keep moving forward!, the author returns to familiar feelings of romantic grief. there, she discovers that when everything is falling apart, looking backwards and sitting still can sometimes be the only way forward. through the hurt, she learns to sit, let go, and breathe in order to begin to heal.
keep moving forward! is a collection of poetry, prose, and letters reminiscent of taylor swift’s the tortured poets department and olivia rodrigo’s sour. pieces like “seven” playfully riff on some of the author’s lifelong inspirations such as the miley cyrus song “7 things”, exploring the sometimes blurred line between hate and love following the ending of a relationship. it is a peak inside of both the diary and the mind of the author, and she courageously invites you to look inside.
82 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 7, 2024
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Ashley Anne Katich
5 books1 followerashley anne katich is a self-described “professional never-gotten-over-anything-in-her-entire-life experiencer”. she likes yuri anime and manga, playing video games, reading fantasy fiction, astrology, time travel, string theory, and playing pretend with her nieces.
katich is a poet and a creative fiction writer. she is a lesbian, sober, an outer space enthusiast, a hopelessly romantic optimist!
katich is a poet and a creative fiction writer. she is a lesbian, sober, an outer space enthusiast, a hopelessly romantic optimist!
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January 30, 2026
keep moving forward! reads like a diary; a vulnerable display of the turmoil of heartbreak.
though i enjoyed the bare honesty that was reflected through each poem, i felt it was slightly cliché— which isn’t inherently bad— but cliché’s aren’t usually my cup of tea.
katich also makes the artistic choice to be direct with the speakers feelings, ie. “i am angry” “i am sad.” though not an aspect i typically enjoy in poetry, i think it worked well with the brutal candidness of their words.
there were a couple of stand-out lines i highlighted:
real
:(
though i enjoyed the bare honesty that was reflected through each poem, i felt it was slightly cliché— which isn’t inherently bad— but cliché’s aren’t usually my cup of tea.
katich also makes the artistic choice to be direct with the speakers feelings, ie. “i am angry” “i am sad.” though not an aspect i typically enjoy in poetry, i think it worked well with the brutal candidness of their words.
there were a couple of stand-out lines i highlighted:
sometimes i can't help but cry because of the amount of physical pain i am in and because of the things that i can't do because of it.
real
but on some nights, you still meet me in my dreams.
:(
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