Chasing Myself

by Caroline White

Poetry and prose inspired by depression, loss, and death. A journey to healing.

Genres: Poetry

141 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 27, 2017

Reviews

[Alice-Elizabeth (Prolific Reader Alice) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful collection of short poems inspired by the author's life with depression and coming to terms with the loss of a very close family member. Available to borrow on KU!

[Danny · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a beautiful collection of poetry. It touched on many of the darker aspects of life- depression, pain, darkness, relationships, death. The writing was simplistic but wove a beautiful tale of chaos. It was relatable and heart wrenching at times. It was a very real reminder of how important self love is and the power that it brings.

[Debbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Heartbreakingly beautiful

Such gorgeous words for healing. Healing from pain. Healing from loss. Just enough to make you feel what she must have felt while writing this book.
I felt every single poem.

[Allison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Been having a bit of a hard time as the good ol’ depression decided to kick back into my life to join my ever present anxiety and BPD after being absent for a few weeks which was simple bliss to have it take a vacation. But now it’s back and kicking as strong as ever…so I decided to pick this poem up as a way to help make me not feel so alone and push me to see that it gets better and to not listen to all the negative thoughts driving me to do something I would regret. Chasing Myself was simply beautiful and one of the best poems I’ve read. Definitely on my top list. Her poems centering on depression, anxiety, and sadness were so captivating and I found myself nodding along as they were so true. She should get more recognition for this poetry book!

[Andrew Parker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chasing Myself, by Caroline White, is an impactful collection of poems. Each piece reads as written by someone ‘who knows’. Each seeming a short dissertation or secret of a personal nature. Words like whispers, speak of loss, grief, love, hope, honesty, self loathing, vulnerability, and perhaps yearnings for acceptance. I recommend this collection of poems to anyone looking for prose that makes some of the emotional experience of life and struggle starkly real, with minimal narrative.

The content is of five-star quality. I am rating the book as four-star because of errors that a line editor should have corrected and for a layout flaw making the prose on the right-hand pages more difficult to read due to their close proximity to the book’s spine.

[Toni Araneta · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is such a beautiful book of intense poetry. I love the way the writer was able to open her wounds on her father’s death, her depression, anxiety and her OCD and bleed her emotions on paper. While the poems were dark, there’s a lovely message of survival and I love the way she incorporates the sun, the moon and the stars in her writing. Her insta is also so beautiful. Recommend this for all the broken souls!

[Christina]

I liked many of these poems and loved some of them. A very enjoyable collection. I love CWPoet and absolutely adore her current work online. This book is 3 stars and her current work is a solid 5 stars for me.

[Stephii · Rating 5 out of 5]

This

An amazing and inspiring, beautifully written poetry book filled with so much truth, so much emotion. I definitely recommend this book!!

[Kajal Janardhanan · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is a beautiful collection of poems, you can feel the heartbreak, the pain, the suffering and her struggle to put everything into words. Most of the poem's are on depression, emptiness and the loss of a loved one. If you're going through a loved one's death, you'd relate too much and it will leave you in tears. So take a break while reading it.

[Dina · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found it hard to connect with this book but it’s beautiful. Deep and emotional and beautiful