Dear Younger Me

by Raegan Fordemwalt, Courtney Peppernell

What if you could write to yourself across time and get a reply?

Each poem begins with "Dear Future Me," the questions, hopes, and honest vulnerability of a
twenty-something voice. "Dear Younger Me," answers—the steady, tender clarity of an older
voice. Together, these call-and-response poems form a chapbook that reads like the
conversation you’ve always needed.

Written by best-selling poets Courtney Peppernell, author of Pillow Thoughts, and Raegan
Fordemwalt, author of Lover Girl, Dear Younger Me bridges distance—of age, experience
and perspective—to meet in the middle. Page by page it becomes a mirror, showing us how
growth and grace can coexist and how every version of ourselves still matters.
Tender, relatable, and beautifully human, Dear Younger Me is a love letter across time,
between who were were, who we are, and who we’re still becoming.

Genres: Poetry

81 pages, Paperback

Published November 25, 2025

Reviews

[Molly]

i love this book so much and i want to read it again and again!!
😊😊

[Brandon Watabe]

Wonderfully moving poems in letter form, written in two perspectives, one from the past and the other from the future, written to each other. Great concept that is a well-executed collaboration! Wish it was twice as long!

[Adrianna]

2.25⭐

[Panda]

I was looking forward to reading this collection as soon as it was announced to release soon. I loved the concept of two different selves of one person talking to each other, the younger self with concerns and the older one with advice.
However, I was sadly quite disappointed by this collection. I wasn’t really able to connect with most of the poems and it didn’t feel as empowering as I wanted it to be. Therefore, I only really enjoyed a few poems of this collection which was unfortunate.