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April 17, 2026
I’m proud and overjoyed and amazed and full of love. It’s my greatest pleasure to bring you these poems.
Highlights from my read:
•”On the Verge” has always been difficult for me to revisit, but when I read it as part of the collection I was actually really proud of it, and that surprised me.
•The Divergent poems (“Pure” and “Rocks”) are the poems that constantly surprise me and remind me that I may actually be good at my job. They’re also the poems that I showed my parents and they told me I should take myself seriously as a poet. Basically, they’re the reason this collection exists.
•”Small Talk” remains the most romantic poem I’ve ever written to date.
•”Away at College During a Mass Shooting” and “Alene” made me tear up.
•”God Blessed Me” has taken on a newly profound meaning for me years later.
•”Peter” and “Stay” remain two of my favorite poems I’ve ever written and I think their juxtaposition to each other is brilliant.
•”I Am Angry” made me shed a tear.
•”Smoky Eye” surprised me because I forgot how good it is and how beautiful the details of it are.
•”Livelihood” is the whole point and that becomes more true every day.
(PG rating)
Highlights from my read:
•”On the Verge” has always been difficult for me to revisit, but when I read it as part of the collection I was actually really proud of it, and that surprised me.
•The Divergent poems (“Pure” and “Rocks”) are the poems that constantly surprise me and remind me that I may actually be good at my job. They’re also the poems that I showed my parents and they told me I should take myself seriously as a poet. Basically, they’re the reason this collection exists.
•”Small Talk” remains the most romantic poem I’ve ever written to date.
•”Away at College During a Mass Shooting” and “Alene” made me tear up.
•”God Blessed Me” has taken on a newly profound meaning for me years later.
•”Peter” and “Stay” remain two of my favorite poems I’ve ever written and I think their juxtaposition to each other is brilliant.
•”I Am Angry” made me shed a tear.
•”Smoky Eye” surprised me because I forgot how good it is and how beautiful the details of it are.
•”Livelihood” is the whole point and that becomes more true every day.
(PG rating)
February 4, 2026
Elizabeth is raw, honest, and relatable in her poetry. She shows real bravery as she details the ups, downs, anxieties of growing up. I loved it. The illustrations are beautiful.
February 20, 2026
I knew this would be amazing because it's Lizzo poetry, and I wasn't disappointed. These poems are so beautiful and real and heartfelt and I love this book so much. Some of the ones that touched me the most were "Suicide Note" and "Sunrise"
March 22, 2026
Such a beautiful, emotional, and honest collection of Random Poetry filled with everything from the most heavy and dark (including suicidality, eating disordes, and rape culture) to friendships, family, and romance (the ups and the downs that come with having so much love and giving your full heart), the truly random and humorous 'green be the limes', and so much more.
I intended to take this slow, a poem or two at a time, but I had such a hard time stopping reading once I started and finished within two sittings. Elizabeth's voice is so genuine it's hard not to be pulled in. The illustrations were very well done and complimented the words perfectly. It's a beautiful book, inside and out, and one I'm proud to own!
I intended to take this slow, a poem or two at a time, but I had such a hard time stopping reading once I started and finished within two sittings. Elizabeth's voice is so genuine it's hard not to be pulled in. The illustrations were very well done and complimented the words perfectly. It's a beautiful book, inside and out, and one I'm proud to own!
April 27, 2026
Day’s poems are so raw and real and left me feeling truly inspired to create something of my own. I was in awe of her bravery through the entire read and even though this collection was jam-packed full of poetry I just wanted more. I hope we will get more of her work soon because I cannot wait!
June 15, 2026
Oh my sweet Elizabeth!!!
I've been flipping through this book ever since I got it, but hadn't read it all the way through yet. It felt like something I needed to set aside and apart, to really treasure it.
I read it all today. It reminded me of being younger, and even though I'm older now, it reminded me how important things were to younger me. I may think that I was silly, or dramatic, but no, those things were and are important. Lizzo does such a beautiful job at encapsulating love and tenderness for a younger version of ourselves.
Lizzo teaches and inspires me to be a better writer. Her love for herself (even though it's tricky and complicated), love for others, and love for God oozes from the pages and it's beautiful. I'm not much of a review writer, but I think Elizabeth is the perfect muse: because of the love she radiates, I could write forever.
I love you!
I've been flipping through this book ever since I got it, but hadn't read it all the way through yet. It felt like something I needed to set aside and apart, to really treasure it.
I read it all today. It reminded me of being younger, and even though I'm older now, it reminded me how important things were to younger me. I may think that I was silly, or dramatic, but no, those things were and are important. Lizzo does such a beautiful job at encapsulating love and tenderness for a younger version of ourselves.
Lizzo teaches and inspires me to be a better writer. Her love for herself (even though it's tricky and complicated), love for others, and love for God oozes from the pages and it's beautiful. I'm not much of a review writer, but I think Elizabeth is the perfect muse: because of the love she radiates, I could write forever.
I love you!
June 25, 2026
I'm not normally a big poetry reader, but when I saw Elizabeth Day published a collection and I read the Amazon sample that included "The Angels Singing," I knew I needed to read Random Poetry.
These poems are beautiful, some heartbreaking and some hopeful, and I believe there is something in here for everybody. As someone who grew up with the same culture in the same hometown, I really related to most of these.
My favorites were:
The Angels Singing
Eating: A Good Idea
Away at College During a Mass Shooting
More Than Enough
Stay
These poems are beautiful, some heartbreaking and some hopeful, and I believe there is something in here for everybody. As someone who grew up with the same culture in the same hometown, I really related to most of these.
My favorites were:
The Angels Singing
Eating: A Good Idea
Away at College During a Mass Shooting
More Than Enough
Stay
February 3, 2026
Random Poetry by Elizabeth Day feels intimate and unfiltered, like Notes app poems that never lost their honesty. The writing moves easily between humor and pain, especially in “The Angels Singing,” which captures the cycle of relief and relapse with uncomfortable accuracy.
“Panic! at the Disco” is genuinely funny and self aware, using humor to talk about insecurity without softening it. The illustrations by Brickél Wartena feel integral to the book, especially the emoji piece, where image and text speak together. This is a quiet, late night read that feels personal, funny, and real.
“Panic! at the Disco” is genuinely funny and self aware, using humor to talk about insecurity without softening it. The illustrations by Brickél Wartena feel integral to the book, especially the emoji piece, where image and text speak together. This is a quiet, late night read that feels personal, funny, and real.
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