Naturally, Disaster

by Hannah Gramson

A collection of 30 poems about growing up. About the times when the end of the world only happens inside your head. About the life lessons you learn from a snail. From the ghost in the basement. From a carnival ride. From fish. And accepting that you were probably wrong about the world wanting to be kind.

Genres: Poetry

56 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2017

Reviews

[Ika · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you Gramson for emailing me a copy of this book when I couldn’t find it online!

Really gorgeous poems about coping with childhood and death and love and nature and just really everything that poets talk about. Gramson blends very grounded, tangible, familiar imagery and situations into less tangible fears, desires, regrets, hopes.

[Lucy Allison · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just got a goodreads account today and I was so happy to see this on there, because this is genuinely my favourite book, ever. I've had it for a few months and already lost count of how many times I've read it. It's so well-written, every line is so carefully considered, and I've never had so many feelings all at once while reading.

My favourite poem in this collection would be either 'BANG!' or 'where I'm beside you, forever', but the book really has to be read cover to cover and in order to get the full effect. It was Hannah Gramson who inspired me to start writing poetry, and if I ever produce anything half as good as this, I'll be very content.

[Madina · Rating 5 out of 5]

visceral & real & hopeful & terrifying in all the best possible ways (& i'm so happy that OF COURSE a test of strength is here, my love, my life, a poem that i will bleed with forever)

[Josie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully written poems by a very talented author, definitely recommend to anyone who likes poetry - great gift! Love love love!

[sarah ౨ৎ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not perfect, but I love how earnest these poems are. There was a time when I loved them desperately.

[James McCoull · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hannah Gramson's poems are as sincere as they are youthful, a balance she captures and maintains as her poems evolve through the challenges of growing up. Her poems filled with lines and images that stopped me dead in my tracks, she truly is a master of her form, and I absolutely cannot wait for her next collection.