I Promised You I Wouldn't Write This Paperback – August 14, 2015

I started this after my first breakup of 2020, loved it but got distracted with school... Picked it up again after my second breakup in the pandemic that just recently happened and it hit the spot in a way I can't describe. I think it was meant to be that I didn't finish this right away... You will devour this if you love words dripping with heartbreak and beauty.

Ari Eastman writes what any girl (at any age) who's experienced love, heartbreak, or loss feels. Her words are eloquent, she is introspective and hit you in the feels every time. We all want to be strong and not feel the pain of vulnerability, she knows this too, and yet in reading her words (which feel like your own) you realize that being vulnerable is ok, being strong is ok, but most importantly feeling something, and being an imperfect something is more than ok. I read everything she writes, and watch her videos too, her energy is adorable, and at such a young age - she just gets it.

Ari Eastman is a talented and soulful young woman. I admire her candor and Poetry on Instagram, which inspired me to buy two of her books of Poetry. I have an avuncular affection for her. I wish her well in life. Her late Dad was lucky to have her, and she him. Buy her books of Poetry. She is an Artist, and an interesting human being.

This book was a beautiful and enticing read that made me want to simultaneously laugh and cry and hug someone and curl up under a blanket and reminisce about my entire life. The author truly has a gift for words, and putting those words in an order that makes you feel something. Heartbreaking and liberating, reading through the sequence of these pieces was something I couldn't bring myself to walk away from.

I really enjoyed reading all these beautiful poems. I think Ari Eastman did an exceptional job. ♡

Eastman, as per usual, took my heart out of my chest and gave it a good squeeze through her poetry. I laughed, I cried (no but seriously I bawled my eyes out), I had to take breaks because it was emotionally overwhelming. For a short poetry collection, it hits you right in the feels.

When I think "love poems", I think cheesy.Roses are red,Violets are blue,I made up this poem,My devotion to youShockingly, this ebook is not that; there is marvelous substance here. My only gripe is that it's a bit short, but quality over quantity I suppose.

I could relate to all of her poetry so much. It's beautifully worded, put me at peace, and made me feel slightly less alone. I recommend this to all aspiring poets and/or young women just trying to figure life out.