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Blissfully Heartbroken
The heart and mind are constantly at war. Do we follow our hearts, even if it means it’s not good for us mentally in the long run? Do we listen to our inner intuition, even if it breaks our own heart? And how do we recover from what’s hurt us to the core?
In over 150 poems and prose, E.A. Johnson pores over feelings of heartbreak, love, mental health, grieving, and resilience, exploring the relationships between the mind and heart and how to heal from what wounds us and that in order to find the beauty in life, we must first feel heartbroken.
In over 150 poems and prose, E.A. Johnson pores over feelings of heartbreak, love, mental health, grieving, and resilience, exploring the relationships between the mind and heart and how to heal from what wounds us and that in order to find the beauty in life, we must first feel heartbroken.
148 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 2, 2026
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January 20, 2026
I am lucky to have become dear friends with E.A. Johnson through writing, and she very talented. I had rarely had the pleasure of reading her poetry, and she did not disappoint in this debut collection.
Divided into three sections (head, heart, and healing), Blissfully Heartbroken cleverly takes the reader on a journey reflecting on the pain of what could have been a relationship. You can tell that each poem was deliberately chosen, and the order the poems were placed in created a narrative and allowed the poems to flow well together. Despite having over one hundred and fifty poems, each poem manages to be so vivid and convey so much emotion.
The poems from the first section were raw and showcase heartbreak through beautiful language and metaphors. One of my favorite poems from the first section, Head, was Makeover. "That was until your words were sharper than my liner. / Those pleasant words didn't stick to your lips / as you glossed over everything I did wrong. / My mascara runs from my waterline, / tears as black as your soul" (33).
The poems in the second section dealt with the mental aspect of heartbreak, and the process of trying to find hope in the midst of that. One of my favorite poems from the second section, Heart, was Tears on my keyboard."Sniffling through sentences, / the screen blurs through teardrops / hanging on my eyelashes / like delicate glass ornaments" (123).
The poems in the third section radiate themes of healing and hope for better days as the narrator heals from her heartbreak. One of my favorite poems from the third section, Healing, was What awakens your soul."My heart came alive, / the smoldering sparks set ablaze by / a blast of gasoline, erupting in flames to / warm my heart, soul and direction in life" (138).
There was an excellent use of line breaks, proficient vocabulary, and it was nice to see varying lengths of poems as well.
I am so proud of E.A., I cannot wait to read what she publishes next. I would highly recommend this collection to anyone, and with her excellency in prose, I can easily see E.A. Johnson becoming a big name in poetry in the future. Five stars!
Divided into three sections (head, heart, and healing), Blissfully Heartbroken cleverly takes the reader on a journey reflecting on the pain of what could have been a relationship. You can tell that each poem was deliberately chosen, and the order the poems were placed in created a narrative and allowed the poems to flow well together. Despite having over one hundred and fifty poems, each poem manages to be so vivid and convey so much emotion.
The poems from the first section were raw and showcase heartbreak through beautiful language and metaphors. One of my favorite poems from the first section, Head, was Makeover. "That was until your words were sharper than my liner. / Those pleasant words didn't stick to your lips / as you glossed over everything I did wrong. / My mascara runs from my waterline, / tears as black as your soul" (33).
The poems in the second section dealt with the mental aspect of heartbreak, and the process of trying to find hope in the midst of that. One of my favorite poems from the second section, Heart, was Tears on my keyboard."Sniffling through sentences, / the screen blurs through teardrops / hanging on my eyelashes / like delicate glass ornaments" (123).
The poems in the third section radiate themes of healing and hope for better days as the narrator heals from her heartbreak. One of my favorite poems from the third section, Healing, was What awakens your soul."My heart came alive, / the smoldering sparks set ablaze by / a blast of gasoline, erupting in flames to / warm my heart, soul and direction in life" (138).
There was an excellent use of line breaks, proficient vocabulary, and it was nice to see varying lengths of poems as well.
I am so proud of E.A., I cannot wait to read what she publishes next. I would highly recommend this collection to anyone, and with her excellency in prose, I can easily see E.A. Johnson becoming a big name in poetry in the future. Five stars!
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