Poesy Pate

by Natasha North

Can a heart bloom in a thorny world?



Poesy Pate is a lyrical exploration of modern womanhood, weaving together themes of personal evolution, the grounding power of nature, and the wild landscape of the self. This compelling and relatable debut poetry collection captures the quiet strength found in earth's rhythms and within each of us as we navigate cycles of change, loss, and renewal.



Step into the garden. Discover the beauty of your own becoming. Let the earth call you home.



With themes of self-discovery, longing, and empowerment, these verses invite us to embrace each unfolding phase of life with the resiliency of a flower bud that refuses to stay underground. Perfect for fans of Nikita Gill, Rupi Kaur, and Mary Oliver, this collection is a heartfelt gift for nature lovers, seekers of inner awakening, and anyone exploring their personal identity. Whether in a season of blooming or a season of rest, these words offer a mirror to the enduring strength of transformation.

90 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 9, 2026

About the author

Natasha North lives in Colorado with her husband and daughter - along with their beloved pets, house plants, and board game collection. Natasha developed a fondness for traveling after living in two countries and eight states during her childhood. She has worked in education and local government as a teacher, curriculum specialist, and project manager. She previously published the short story "Love, a Tree," which explores themes of self-awareness and interconnectedness (a 2nd Edition of "Love, a Tree" will be available later this year; please check back here for updates). Her debut poetry collection "Poesy Pate" will be available in June, 2026.

Reviews

[Robert McFadden · Rating 5 out of 5]

Posey Pate is a elegant introspection by a wife and mother minutely, often painfully, aware of the passage of time. Time is the most consistent theme, present even in the narrative frames of plant growth and seasonality around the poems.

Many fragile and bittersweet glances at the past, described in sketches and half-remembered things. Many sights into a future where her children have grown up and moved away. Many luxurious embraces of the present, with gratitude to her partner and affection for the children, tempered with the inevitable future always approaching.

Such universal notes should resonate with any reader, and most are phrased cleverly, or beautifully, or both; all have a genuine feeling behind the words, and so each piece moved me to at least some degree.

My favorite piece was "Steady," where the author provides a wrenching, objective deconstruction on her own flaws and quirks and imperfections, wondering both how her partner can be so stable and at the same time how he can put up with her. A shift in perspective midway through provides another lens angle on the same dynamic that feels like a true feeling (although one felt that the author is maybe harder on herself than is needed).

My standard for what places a poem into the category of being great, distinct from well-written or topical or whatever else, is if I am moved to tears in the reading. In "Steady" this was accomplished. It is a great piece.

(I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.)

[Reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this collection very much. North has a great command of language and it shows in her word choice, image, and figurative language. The overall organization is engaging with the poems arranged by seasons of a garden, an individual life, and of relationships. She does a neat job of interweaving elements of our contemporary life (Fortnite, AirPods) with more traditional tropes (light changing as seasons do). I wasn’t going to share what my favorites are because those suggestions often times are reader preference and don’t necessarily speak to quality of one poem over another. But … I love “River” with its rhythm and use of repetition. I love the “dialogue” set up in “Steady.” My only hesitation in giving it 5 stars is that some poems don’t reach the level that the majority of the poems set. I suppose that could be true for any collection, though. Definitely a worthwhile collection capturing poetic truths of a woman’s life.

[Natalie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Poesy Pate by author Natasha North speaks to the multifaceted nature of womanhood. As a woman, we are many things—mothers, wives, friends, lovers. In the midst of these roles, constantly vying for our energy and attention, who is it that we see when we look inward? The poetry in this book pays homage to our many roles, but also to our own internal, more secret and more personalized world.

North has a skill in drawing deep emotion from her work. It doesn’t take more than a few pages, a few lines, until my throat tightens and my eyes well. Mother or not, woman or not, you will find something in this book that will be speak to you in a voice that this poignant and empathetic.
Not only did I enjoy this collection, I am grateful for it. I’ll walk through this garden again soon.

[Crystal White-vancleemput · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a voluntary review for the e-arc I received from Siren.

I took my time with this one since it’s poetry. While many of the words are beautiful, they didn’t really stick with me, they weren’t deep enough to grab me in, but i have no negative feelings toward them. Written in truth through the life of a tireless woman.

[Flavio Miguel Pereira · Rating 3 out of 5]

Its enjoyable but can grow into a masterpiece if developed and generated fully