Love Life

The Very Best Books To Help Mend A Broken Heart

Heartbreak. We’ve all been there, we’ve all done it and we all have several t-shirts to prove it. And no matter how many times you’ve consoled your own broken heart, it never gets easier. Dealing with your own emotions can be exhausting, but it’s important to know that you’re not alone. If you’re struggling to find words to express how you feel, then finding solace in poetry will help to mend your broken heart.

1. Milk and Honey, Rupi Kaur (Instagram: @rupikaur_ )

The most iconic of love, loss and healing poetry, this book deserves to be first on your list. Beautifully written, and equally so with its illustrations, Milk and Honey is famous for a reason, giving answers to questions you never knew you had. It’s poignant collection of love, heartbreak, healing, femininity and culture is eclectic but also important to read.

“I don’t know what living a balanced life feels like

When I am sad

I don’t cry, I pour

When I am happy

I dont smile, I beam

When I am angry

I don’t yell, I burn

The good thing about

Feeling in extremes

Is when I love

I give them wings

But perhaps

That isn’t

Such a good thing

Cause they always

Tend to leave and

You should see me

When my heart is broken

I dont grieve

I shatter.”

2. The Nectar Of Pain, Najwa Zebian (Instagram: @najwazebian )

In The Nectar of Pain, Zebian writes about the feelings and experiences of painful heartbreak, empowering readers to transform their anger and pain into the softness and sweetness of nectar. Poems that emulate important lessons to take from toxic relationships, are always the most salient in order to overcome a broken heart.

“Don’t seek love

just to be in love.

Better wait years for the 

right person

than wait years 

for the right love

See Also

from the 

wrong person.”

3. Sour Honey & Soul Food, Billy Chapata (Instagram: @iambrillyant)

Chapata writes with such intricacy that it’s impossible not to be impressed. His latest book, Sour Honey & Soul Food explores the beauty of love, life and connections through beautifully written poetry. Some poems are sweet, others are sour, but all are food for your soul and words you need to hear.

“learn to let go.

if a connection has withered away, embrace it.

you can’t water a dead flower and expect it to grow again.

just let go.

4. Love Her Wild, Atticus (Instagram: @atticuspoetry )

Instagram sensation, Atticus, made waves with his first collection of evocative poetry, that details the incredible highs and broken heart lows of life into a few lines, making his words the most memorable. Out of all the authors, the words shared by Atticus will stay with you for a very long time.

“The funny thing

about chasing the past

is that most people

wouldn’t know

what to do with it

if they caught it.”

What are some of your favorite books to read while dealing with a broken heart? Let us know in the comments below!

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Caitlin Sullivan

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