I haven’t read many poetry collections, but they tend to be a hit or miss for me. I can’t put my finger on a specific reason, but Light Filters In was an undeniable hit.

Baby Liv, new to Instagram, followed and admired Kaufman’s account, @poeticpoison. Kaufman was baby Liv’s inspiration to start her own poetry. Although I haven’t followed the account in years, I still remembered that. Kaufman always had a way with words, and if anything, her writing has only improved. Even the shortest poems were full of emotion, and I devoured this collection in approximately twenty minutes.

My favorite poem:
”find yourself
in a page.
look at
where you are.

find your past
in the pages
before.
look at all that
you have survived.

find your future
in the pages
after.
look at all that
you have ahead.

this is not
the end of the book.
you are right
at the heart of it.

keep reading.”

This is a heavy read, but it’s exquisite. If you can handle the content, I highly recommend you take a sliver of time out of your day and read Light Filters In.

Representation:
n/a

CW: depression, self-harm, suicide/suicide ideation, sexual assault, abusive relationships, violence (from the author’s note in the beginning of the novel)