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forgetting you
i did it
i deleted the pictures
the ones at the beginning of my camera roll
the photos i looked at every night
when you crossed my mind
the funny thing is that was never the hardest thing to do
the hardest thing to do
was realizing that the boy in them who i loved for so long changed
i deleted the pictures
the ones at the beginning of my camera roll
the photos i looked at every night
when you crossed my mind
the funny thing is that was never the hardest thing to do
the hardest thing to do
was realizing that the boy in them who i loved for so long changed
79 pages, Paperback
Published June 5, 2022
About the author
aliza grace
22 books358 followersAliza Grace is part of a new generation of poets who didn’t wait for traditional publishing to be heard.
Instead, she found her audience in the quiet, glowing space of a phone screen. Where a few lines, spoken honestly, can travel farther than entire books once did.
A young TikTok poet, Aliza rose to recognition through short, emotionally charged pieces that speak directly to experiences of love, loss, longing, healing, and becoming.
Born in the early 2000s, Aliza grew up in a world where expression was constant but not always meaningful. Poetry became her way of slowing things down. What began as a hobby gradually transformed into something she was willing to share. Her early work carried a rawness that resonated immediately: unpolished, direct, and unafraid of emotional exposure.
Her breakthrough came when one of her poems began circulating widely on TikTok. Viewers connected not because of elaborate language, but because of recognition. Her words felt like something they had thought, but never quite articulated. Lines about learning to live with absence, about life after loss, and about rebuilding oneself quietly became widely quoted and shared.
Aliza’s style is defined by restraint. She avoids overly complex metaphors, choosing instead clarity and emotional precision. Her poems often read like conversations with the oneself; intimate, reflective, and unfinished in a way that invites the reader to step in.
As her audience grew, so did her role. She became not just a poet, but a kind of companion to those navigating difficult emotional terrain. Comment sections under her videos often read like collective diaries, with people sharing their own stories of loss and resilience. Aliza has acknowledged this connection, describing her work as “a place where feelings don’t have to be explained to be understood.”
Despite her viral success, she has remained relatively private. She rarely centers her personal life, allowing the work itself to carry the weight of her identity. This intentional distance has only deepened the universality of her voice. Her poems feel personal, but never exclusive.
In many ways, Aliza Grace represents a shift in how poetry lives in the modern world. No longer confined to pages or academic spaces, it moves quickly, intimately, and democratically. Her work exists in fleeting videos, saved drafts, and shared screenshots; Ephemeral in form, but lasting in impact.
She continues to write, not with the urgency of virality, but with the quiet persistence that defined her beginnings. For Aliza, poetry is not performance. It is a way of staying present with what cannot be easily resolved.
And for millions who have come across her words at just the right moment, that has been enough.
Instead, she found her audience in the quiet, glowing space of a phone screen. Where a few lines, spoken honestly, can travel farther than entire books once did.
A young TikTok poet, Aliza rose to recognition through short, emotionally charged pieces that speak directly to experiences of love, loss, longing, healing, and becoming.
Born in the early 2000s, Aliza grew up in a world where expression was constant but not always meaningful. Poetry became her way of slowing things down. What began as a hobby gradually transformed into something she was willing to share. Her early work carried a rawness that resonated immediately: unpolished, direct, and unafraid of emotional exposure.
Her breakthrough came when one of her poems began circulating widely on TikTok. Viewers connected not because of elaborate language, but because of recognition. Her words felt like something they had thought, but never quite articulated. Lines about learning to live with absence, about life after loss, and about rebuilding oneself quietly became widely quoted and shared.
Aliza’s style is defined by restraint. She avoids overly complex metaphors, choosing instead clarity and emotional precision. Her poems often read like conversations with the oneself; intimate, reflective, and unfinished in a way that invites the reader to step in.
As her audience grew, so did her role. She became not just a poet, but a kind of companion to those navigating difficult emotional terrain. Comment sections under her videos often read like collective diaries, with people sharing their own stories of loss and resilience. Aliza has acknowledged this connection, describing her work as “a place where feelings don’t have to be explained to be understood.”
Despite her viral success, she has remained relatively private. She rarely centers her personal life, allowing the work itself to carry the weight of her identity. This intentional distance has only deepened the universality of her voice. Her poems feel personal, but never exclusive.
In many ways, Aliza Grace represents a shift in how poetry lives in the modern world. No longer confined to pages or academic spaces, it moves quickly, intimately, and democratically. Her work exists in fleeting videos, saved drafts, and shared screenshots; Ephemeral in form, but lasting in impact.
She continues to write, not with the urgency of virality, but with the quiet persistence that defined her beginnings. For Aliza, poetry is not performance. It is a way of staying present with what cannot be easily resolved.
And for millions who have come across her words at just the right moment, that has been enough.
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February 18, 2023
i didn’t want to leave a review on this because i didn’t want to be a hater, but i recently found out she blatantly plagiarized all/most of her poems from other poets and has the audacity to make them WORSE! she copies them almost word for word, but changes just a few minor things and re-formats the line spacing and calls it a day. terrible. didn’t like these poems even when i thought they were original, but now i’m just mad i ever read this!
February 20, 2023
what even was that…
February 26, 2023
This needed Grammarly.
February 17, 2023
THIS SHIT IS ASS
June 21, 2022
it’s the grammar for me
The grammar in this made it unbearable. Misspellings. Word choice. Just. No. The story behind it I understand. But did anyone proof read?
The grammar in this made it unbearable. Misspellings. Word choice. Just. No. The story behind it I understand. But did anyone proof read?
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September 17, 2024r/twosentencehorror
January 6, 2024
releasing tiktok "poetry" like this should be punishable by death idk
February 24, 2023
I try not to leave bad reviews, but this “writer” is an absolute hack who plagiarizes ALL of her “work.” She quite literally copy and pastes other writers’ work and self publishes as her own. DO NOT BUY OR SUPPORT THIS GROSS PERSON’S PRODUCTS!
February 24, 2023
i don’t even remember why i even bought this book, but it’s literally so bad (or as she’d say its). the grammar is the worst and unreadable. the whole thing just doesn’t make sense
aliza what the hell
aliza what the hell
October 17, 2023
she plagiarizes her “work” and calls herself a poet. do yourself a favor and never read or buy this book
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August 17, 2022The grammar was all over the place and I can’t believe this got published with how badly it was written.
It was written like a 10 year old who lived like a 20 year old so I can really see the plagiarism in that aspect.
Of all the poetry I’ve read (and I read a lot of indie and traditionally published poetry) this is in the top 5 of the worst!
It was written like a 10 year old who lived like a 20 year old so I can really see the plagiarism in that aspect.
Of all the poetry I’ve read (and I read a lot of indie and traditionally published poetry) this is in the top 5 of the worst!
September 16, 2024
A tree died for this.
August 14, 2022
I feel bad rating this a 1 star but I am not the audience for this poetry. It reminded me of little things I would just doodle down on a page in junior high. The grammar distracted me so much.
September 25, 2022
Not very good. I would not consider this real poetry or prose. More like twitter posts or lessons learned.
August 14, 2023
plagiarism + numerous grammar mistakes
OH BROTHERRRR THIS AUTHOR & BOOK STINKS. i wish i knew about the plagiarism before i bought the physical copy. another comment, how are you going to steal from other writers and still make a bunch of grammatical errors? make it make sense.
OH BROTHERRRR THIS AUTHOR & BOOK STINKS. i wish i knew about the plagiarism before i bought the physical copy. another comment, how are you going to steal from other writers and still make a bunch of grammatical errors? make it make sense.
August 8, 2023
this book sucks
August 22, 2022
This took me 10 minutes to read, if that. Also another long run-on sentence, this time only lasting 35 pages and having too many grammatical errors.
July 11, 2023
Would rate 0 stars if I could
September 16, 2024
let me say i’m the BIGGEST HATER ❤️❤️❤️
September 17, 2024
i wish i could do zero stars, what a joke. disgrace to even think of calling this poetry
September 21, 2024
i hate sharing the same name as her
September 8, 2025
i crode
how does one plagiarise
and still manage
to make it bad
shame
how does one plagiarise
and still manage
to make it bad
shame
November 13, 2024
Writer was like:
once I found
the enter key
I discovered
poetry.
Mind you a tree died for this.
once I found
the enter key
I discovered
poetry.
Mind you a tree died for this.
April 12, 2025
Plagiarism and poor grammar is just not it
January 20, 2025
This young woman needs an editor and an original thought.
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December 28, 2022I found this collection in KU and I loved it so much, I read the only other collection Aliza Grace had in KU and for some reason after I had finished that one, I went to look at the reviews. The two negative reviews talked about how Ms. Grace had plagiarized and stole poems from other artists. I googled “Aliza Grace plagiarism” and several TikToks came up with poems from different writers that showed up in Ms. Grace’s poetry collections. I’m not going to rate these two books because while I really loved the poems for the most part, I don’t feel right rating them given her history.
~ Sonja
~ Sonja
December 21, 2024
I would give u a 0, but I can't, so I give you a 1
~Abby Lee Miller
~Abby Lee Miller
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September 22, 2024Idc I’m rating this a zero. I deserve reparations for reading this shit.
April 4, 2026
Would never have read this if not for staying at an Airbnb and seeing it on the coffee table. I did not finish it. I don't think it can even be legally considered poetry. I try not to be too sour on contemporary art because I understand that my aesthetic preferences influence my view of it more than they ought too, but this mess is a testament to how much "vibes over substance" has infiltrated the artistic world.
April 23, 2023
As far as I can tell from searching not only news on the internet but the very poems in here themselves, many of this author's works are plagiarized.
Grow up and stop stealing!
https://www.thedailybeast.com/tiktoks...
Grow up and stop stealing!
https://www.thedailybeast.com/tiktoks...
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