by Lang Leav
First published 2014
This collection organizes poems into musical movements that trace love's arc from beginning to end. Leav structures the book like a musical performance, opening with "Duet" as two voices find each other, moving through "Interlude" where relationships shift and change, then reaching "Finale" as connections transform or dissolve. An "Encore" section features a popular piece from her earlier work Love & Misadventure. Each poem captures specific moments in romantic relationships. Leav writes about first meetings, deepening connections, misunderstandings, separations, and the aftermath of lost love. Her verses focus on concrete emotions rather than abstract concepts. The musical framework gives readers a journey through love's stages, from the harmony of new romance to the silence that follows its end.
Genres: literary-fiction, collections, contemporary, poetry, love-story
Vibes: emotional, intimate, introspective, lyrical, melancholic
Tropes: emotional-arc, love-story, relationship-stages
Period: 21st-century
248 pages · Paperback · Andrews McMeel Publishing