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    The Dark Between Stars: Poems
    The Dark Between Stars: Poems
    The Dark Between Stars: Poems
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    The Dark Between Stars: Poems

    By Atticus

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    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

    From the internationally bestselling author of Love Her Wild comes The Dark Between Stars, a new illustrated collection of heartfelt, whimsical, and romantic poems from Instagram poetry sensation, Atticus.

    Atticus, has captured the hearts and minds of nearly 700k followers (including stars like Karlie Kloss, Emma Roberts, and Alicia Keys). In his second collection of poetry, The Dark Between Stars, he turns his attention to the dualities of our lived experiences—the inescapable connections between our highest highs and lowest lows. He captures the infectious energy of starting a relationship, the tumultuous realities of commitment, and the agonizing nostalgia of being alone again. While grappling with the question of how to live with purpose and find meaning in the journey, these poems offer both honest explorations of loneliness and our search for connection, as well as light-hearted, humorous observations. As Atticus writes poignantly about dancing, Paris, jazz clubs, sunsets, sharing a bottle of wine on the river, rainy days, creating, and destroying, he illustrates that we need moments of both beauty and pain—the darkness and the stars—to fully appreciate all that life and love have to offer.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAtria Books
    Release dateSep 4, 2018
    ISBN9781982104887
    Author

    Atticus

    Atticus is the 3x New York Times bestselling author of Love Her Wild, The Dark Between Stars, and The Truth About Magic. He is a storyteller and observer. While spending much of his life exploring the world, he now calls California his home. He loves the ocean, the desert, and playing with words. After losing a close friend, Atticus made a choice to remain anonymous, preferring instead to “send love from the shadows.” Visit him on Instagram at @atticuspoetry.

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    • 5/5
      love him! my new favorite poet. need to write more.
    • 1/5
      France might as well be another ex to find meaningless never-gonna-see-it-through potential in.
    • 5/5
      Painfully beautiful. WIll be buying a physical copy as soon as possible
    • 5/5
      Absolutely wonderful. Insightful, empathetic, and so much more. Cannot wait to read more.

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    The Dark Between Stars - Atticus

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    The Dark Between Stars: Poems, by Atticus. Atria.

    I loved you, so I drew these tides of men into my hands and wrote my will across the sky in stars . . .

    —T. E. Lawrence, Seven Pillars of Wisdom

    STARS

    For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.

    —VINCENT VAN GOGH

    He laughed,

    my darling

    you will never be unloved by me

    you are too well tangled in my soul.

    I don’t know the truth of you

    she whispered

    but I have that feeling in my stomach

    you

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