I Still Believe in Miracles: Poems to Find Meaning in Difficult Times

by Lucas Jones

A collection of powerful contemporary poetry exploring themes of masculinity, love, grief and connection, from British poet and viral phenomenon Lucas Jones.

'You're here to make
All the wonder make sense
You're not the life -
You're the living itself'

How do you respond to fear, grief, heartbreak, war, loss, injustice and a world that seems more divided and lost than ever? Poet Lucas Jones explores how we search for meaning in difficult times in this remarkable homage to the beautiful humanity of choosing to love despite it all.

Powerful, uplifting and authentic, these are poems to remind you that there is profound and unwavering hope.

Genres: Poetry

129 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 8, 2026

Reviews

[Jessie Pietens · Rating 2 out of 5]

Would rate it 2,5 stars if I could. I was surprised to receive this book way before the publishing date, but I’m glad I did. I always have trouble rating poetry collections, as it is much harder to have the same feeling about a lot of different poems as opposed to one story. I bought this collection because I am thoroughly impressed by the way Jones performs his poetry on Instagram. Some of his best poems are definitely in this book, but I felt like there was a lot of filler material that could have been edited out. Moreover, one or two poems were absolute cringe and just somewhat insulting to the reader. I know they are just not that deep and shouldn’t be taken too seriously, but they annoyed me nonetheless. Nevertheless, Jones has a certain quality that I do admire and enjoy. This collection wasn’t the great, but had some real gems in it. Would recommend if you’re looking for some timely, easy to digest poetry.

[Catalina Paz · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s a honour for me to be the first person to write a GoodReads review of this book (not considering the two people who got to read the book before it was published).
Actually, the book was just published today, and I do not wonder about the reason why I read it so fast. I won’t call it “addictive”, because that’s an adjective for a novel, but once I started reading it I couldn’t stop. And it wasn’t just reading what I did, I pronounced every single word written in there, because you immediately get the rhythm of each and every poem and one can’t help oneself but to sing along.
I first knew about this book coming out through Lucas’ beautiful Instagram account, in which I heard some of these almost cinematographic poems. And I don’t mean cinematographic meaning cliché, but meaning that every poem feels like a perfectly constructed story, a glance into a real world moment, in which we not only see the exterior, but the interior of every character as well. We can see grief, the fear and grief that comes with death (which is a very important theme for me), or sometimes it feels like dejavú, ‘cause one can perfectly recall the reactions one had to the events that appeared on the 2025’ newspapers, which are subtly but meaningfully featured in here.
There is so much more left to say about this book, like an analysis on the character of God, or this loving representation of women and humankind, but at the same time I think that these poems shouldn’t be dissected. They should be lived, singed, shared and reread over and over again -which is just what I’m planning to do. This book is as thrilling, rhythmic, tender and devastating as life itself, and I think it will mark this year of my life.

🍂🫂🫀🫁🪻🌌⚰️🪬

[Ryan Kotthoff]

blessed are we who know our name ❤️

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I needed this book now - 4*

I could go into detail about how this book spoke to me or how this book really resonated with me.
I could comment on how a few poems weren't as strong as the rest but that would detract from what I felt when I read this.

I think all poetry collections should be read via audiobook. To hear the poet read the words, it just hit me more.

I truly enjoyed this.
I especially enjoyed the poems related to grief.

[Sophia]

I read all the poems in this in a few hours. From seeing him on my Instagram feed to this proper book is crazy. The cover especially is so nice. A pretty special book but it’s too hard to rate such a vast collection of poems.

[Luke Galea-Pace · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jones reads to you as if he is speaking directly to your core. In a world full of darkness, Jones is a bright light. I would thoroughly recommend listening to him perform many of the poems within this book on his socials as his style and tone of voice are what truly set him apart.

[Jemelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

A really nice collection of poems. I could relate to many & many resonated more with me than others.