by Gabbie Hanna
First published 2017
Gabbie Hanna transforms her experiences as a young adult into over 150 poems that explore the messy territory between adolescence and full adulthood. The YouTube comedian and vlogger behind The Gabbie Show creates verses that swing between confession and whimsy, finding dark humor in the struggles of early adulthood. Her poems tackle love's complications, life's unexpected turns, and the particular challenges of coming of age in the digital era. Each piece comes with Hanna's own illustrations, adding visual dimension to her written observations. The collection captures a generation caught between childhood's end and adulthood's beginning, when everything feels uncertain and nothing goes as planned. Hanna's voice speaks directly to readers navigating similar transitions, offering recognition rather than answers. Her poetry finds meaning in the ordinary disasters and small victories that define the years when you're supposed to figure everything out but mostly feel lost.
Genres: contemporary, adult, adolescence, young-adult, poetry, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking, whimsical
Tropes: found-family, slice-of-life
248 pages · Paperback · Atria/Keywords Press