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Gravity
Gravity is a collection of poems that explores the rise and fall of an intense relationship. The kind where the other person is the Gravity keeping you anchored to the planet and you worry that without them, you may float off into space.
And then it is finding the strength to realize the relationship is not what you want, after all. It is several years, several breakups, several attempts to turn yourself inside out only to find maybe this isn’t the person you’ve been waiting for your entire life, and that you are the only person who can heal you.
“Gravity is full of hearts, all of the hearts. Hearts of every kind: tender, open, injured– any form that you could imagine. Lynne Schmidt delivers a universe where planets are colliding.” — Cavin Bryce Gonzalez, founder of Back Patio Press
Cover art by Reid Maxim
And then it is finding the strength to realize the relationship is not what you want, after all. It is several years, several breakups, several attempts to turn yourself inside out only to find maybe this isn’t the person you’ve been waiting for your entire life, and that you are the only person who can heal you.
“Gravity is full of hearts, all of the hearts. Hearts of every kind: tender, open, injured– any form that you could imagine. Lynne Schmidt delivers a universe where planets are colliding.” — Cavin Bryce Gonzalez, founder of Back Patio Press
Cover art by Reid Maxim
- GenresPoetry
34 pages, Paperback
Published October 8, 2019
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November 5, 2020
Gravity is a relatable gut-punch for anyone who has ever been in love. Schmidt navigates the highs and lows of what means to love, and to lose - pries open the ribcage and shows you the beauty, and the ugliness, and everything in between.
October 13, 2019
Gravity is not just sweet poems about plastic galaxies. It is a cohesive collection recalling grief, anger, resentment, and love. Beware, there are lines in this book that will detonate you like a supernova.
November 17, 2019
Like stars, humans pull each other together, but can also propel them into chaos when the revolution is complete. That’s what this collection does. It penetrates the atmosphere with moments in time that are indeed heavy and tumultuous. A great debut.
December 30, 2019
Lynne does an amazing and beautiful job of guiding you through the ups and downs, mostly downs, of intense emotions. She drags you emotionally through her experiences and leaves the reader breathless at the end.
Beautiful work. 100% recommend. If you don’t buy I think you’re silly.
Beautiful work. 100% recommend. If you don’t buy I think you’re silly.
December 29, 2019
Awesome poems by an awesome poet.
Worth the money.
I cried a lot.
Worth the money.
I cried a lot.
December 29, 2019
An intense book of poems containing pure, raw emotion. The author Lynne Schmidt puts it all out there for everyone to go on this journey with her.
December 29, 2019
Fucking amazing collection of poetry. Cant wait to read more from the author.
March 31, 2020
Lynne Schmidt’s poetry book, Gravity, pulls at your heart strings and brings you down to your soul. It is a series of poems about a painful breakup. She tells the story of her pain so profoundly, that when I first got her book I couldn’t read it. I was going through my own breakup at the time, and her poems touched my soul so deeply that it brought out more pain. It helped illuminate my pain, but so much so that I wasn’t ready for it. Once I was ready, though, it brought clarity to all of my past relationships. Lynne’s writing speaks to anyone who has ever loved before.
The first poem in Gravity, The Last, shows you that you are joining her journey of heartbreak, with lines such as:
Because planets rotate
And moons eclipse,
And I’m not ready to let go of this.
We’ve all been there before; a relationship has ended, but we aren’t ready for it to be over. But we haven’t all described this as aptly as Lynne has.
She shows us how desperately she was in love with him in Clockwork, with:
My twenty-four hour day
Was contingent on your twelve hour hands.
Each poem propels the story of the heartbreak and the end of the relationship, but not without providing a few surprises in the story along the way. Lynne beautifully describes her raw, gut-wrenching pain through poetry weaved into storytelling. I don’t want to give any spoilers, but I will say Lynne ends the book by showing us this process taught her one of the most important lessons of love and life; that we should not change ourselves for anyone. From To Make You Love Me:
I should not have to plead to you
to cut off my hair
I want to share more of this poem, but then you wouldn’t get to experience it as part of Lynne’s powerful story of ending an entangled love. Her strength and emotional clarity is unmatched. I highly recommend this book for any adult (warning some language and some sexual content).
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The first poem in Gravity, The Last, shows you that you are joining her journey of heartbreak, with lines such as:
Because planets rotate
And moons eclipse,
And I’m not ready to let go of this.
We’ve all been there before; a relationship has ended, but we aren’t ready for it to be over. But we haven’t all described this as aptly as Lynne has.
She shows us how desperately she was in love with him in Clockwork, with:
My twenty-four hour day
Was contingent on your twelve hour hands.
Each poem propels the story of the heartbreak and the end of the relationship, but not without providing a few surprises in the story along the way. Lynne beautifully describes her raw, gut-wrenching pain through poetry weaved into storytelling. I don’t want to give any spoilers, but I will say Lynne ends the book by showing us this process taught her one of the most important lessons of love and life; that we should not change ourselves for anyone. From To Make You Love Me:
I should not have to plead to you
to cut off my hair
I want to share more of this poem, but then you wouldn’t get to experience it as part of Lynne’s powerful story of ending an entangled love. Her strength and emotional clarity is unmatched. I highly recommend this book for any adult (warning some language and some sexual content).
Please clap for my stories, follow me, and read my other reviews to find some fun new books for you, and your friends and family!
To purchase:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1691292230/...
#LynneSchmidt #Gravity #poetry #love #heartbreak #romance #entangledlove #bookreview #quarantinereading #readinglist #110books6months #quarantinebookclub #Coronavirus #covid19 #quarantine #amreading #amwriting #quarantinelife #happyreading
August 31, 2020
"Gravity" is a stunning collection of poems that explores the ways we lose ourselves in love, and the ways we can find ourselves when a relationship ends. There are several favorites, though I was especially partial to the last stanza of "On Why This Will Still Hurt". The framing of the book takes place in "What I Want From Love"-- giving a definition of what gravity means in this context--a hunger for all-encompassing love in the wake of starvation. The pain and honesty of these words resonates.
May 23, 2020
I’ve never purchased a poetry book before Gravity because I typically don’t like poetry. This collection of poems has made me change my mind. The poems are so relatable to me, and they hit me right in the feels bringing back memories of toxic a toxic relationship. Definitely check this book out even if you don’t like poetry.
May 18, 2020
This is a beautifully written first-person experience of a relationship gone wrong, expressed gorgeously through poetry. Every other poem brings me to tears.
May 19, 2020
An amazing book. Lynne is an awesome writer.
October 6, 2020
Very angsty yet beautiful poetry collection. The collection kind of works it's way through a heartbreaking relationship. I love how relatable the poetry and how easy it is to read. Some poetry can be confusing and lead you in circles with the same imagery but this collection does have common themes without being redundant. I really think this is a beautifully written collection that many people can not only relate to but appreciate.
I will be getting her other collection and I really encourage everyone to pick up a copy.
I will be getting her other collection and I really encourage everyone to pick up a copy.
October 12, 2020
Amazing! A must read!
August 4, 2022
Such a perfect collection that would have utterly broken me had I read it even a month ago.
December 31, 2019
This collection of poems is exactly what I want out of Lynne Schmidt, who I’ve been a fan of for years now. She’s never been afraid to speak her mind and what she stands for is inspiring. She punches you in the gut with her fists of wordplay and makes you face things you may not be brave enough to face without encouragement. I recommend this book of poetry to anyone and everyone.
October 20, 2019
Wow having completed this collection I'm just amazed. I really can feel the emotion. The anger, sadness, desperation, longing and loss. A powerful collection to say the least. Definitely worth picking up a copy
January 5, 2020
Gravity is an amazing collection of poetry. Lynne has wonderfully put into words the difficulties of loving wholeheartedly. The themes are universal and you will immediately feel yourself pulled into the gravity of this collection.
February 2, 2020
Lynne is superb in capturing the intersections of heartbreak and mental health. It is a brave collection in calling the people who harmed us by name and how we decide to heal from their harm. It’s truly a must read. It’s been a long time coming, and it’s great that this work is available to us!
October 5, 2019
Full disclosure: I’ve edited & published this book, so I’ve certainly got a bias!
Full review to come
Full review to come
October 16, 2019
Inspiring collection of poems. They are also very well written and I feel would be relatable to most people. 10/10 recommend this collection and cannot wait for the next one of her books.
November 6, 2019
Such and awesome book! It’s poetry you can really feel. The cover art is amazing as well! Grab it and put it on display!
October 12, 2021
If I wrote it, I can rate it, right?
December 8, 2020
I got this book randomly- I'd been wanting to buy a new book and hadn't even read what this book was about. I did not regret buying it. Schmidt writes about the thunderous emotions that come and go when we break up with a person that we still love; or, who we gave so much of ourselves to. It is striking to read, and I absolutely recommend it after a break up, because you'll find a lot to relate to, a lot that will hold you in its space for a while, until you turn the page to another amazing poem. This book is a physical example of the process of taking ourselves back from the person who took so much of us - who we gave ourselves to, with trust. Schmidt uses excellent words to emphasize her themes in all her poems. My most favorite poem, personally, was "Maybe, Someday, Somewhere" - I think about it every time I think of my ex. This book has wonderfully given me a reason to enjoy my past break-ups.
September 21, 2020
A wonderful book of poetry full of poems involving love and heartbreak. I can't think of a poem in this book that didn't hit home for me, and I think everyone should read it.
October 23, 2020
Lynne is a gifted and powerful poet who digs deep and is not afraid to bare, examine, and name what lives in the depths of the heart and soul. Their writing repeatedly leaves me speechless as their words settle in, put down roots, and bloom to life. I definitely recommend Gravity, and I look forward to anything else that Lynne writes.
May 21, 2020
Everyone should read this, it has amazing poems!
February 21, 2021
If you like writing that comes from the writers point ov view this book is for you.
August 16, 2020
Raw and bare, this collection documents the range of emotions felt with having and losing love.
November 30, 2020
Schmidt’s books should come with the warning label: ‘this will change you.’
If On Becoming a Model was a grounding experience then Gravity is an otherworldly one.
Being human, you tend to think that things like unrequited love or grief are specific concepts that apply only to your experience, but Schmidt has a way of articulating pain in ways that bring you to earth before shooting you back to the stars. Hold on for the ride.
She doesn't run from the past but confronts it with an enviable honesty. I only wish I had found this author prior to starting therapy because then I wouldn't have needed to go. Her poems make me feel like she's taking everything venomous & decaying out of my mind/heart & placing it into the universe. Reading Schmidt is cathartic, therapeutic, tumultuous, massive.
With this author, choosing a ‘favorite’ work is no easier than defying gravity.
I highly suggest reading this and everything else she has ever created.
If On Becoming a Model was a grounding experience then Gravity is an otherworldly one.
Being human, you tend to think that things like unrequited love or grief are specific concepts that apply only to your experience, but Schmidt has a way of articulating pain in ways that bring you to earth before shooting you back to the stars. Hold on for the ride.
She doesn't run from the past but confronts it with an enviable honesty. I only wish I had found this author prior to starting therapy because then I wouldn't have needed to go. Her poems make me feel like she's taking everything venomous & decaying out of my mind/heart & placing it into the universe. Reading Schmidt is cathartic, therapeutic, tumultuous, massive.
With this author, choosing a ‘favorite’ work is no easier than defying gravity.
I highly suggest reading this and everything else she has ever created.
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