I Hope This Finds You Well: Poems

I Hope This Finds You Well: Poems

by Kate Baer
I Hope This Finds You Well: Poems

I Hope This Finds You Well: Poems

by Kate Baer

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Overview

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It is a rare treat to get a poet to follow up one lovely book with another two years in a row. Here we have just that as Kate Baer follows up last year’s What Kind of Woman with I Hope This Finds You Well — a collaborative effort with author and fans. We love that the idea of poetry encapsulated here is dialogue.

An Instant New York Times Bestseller

The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller What Kind of Woman returns with a collection of erasure poems created from notes she received from followers, supporters and detractors—an artform that reclaims the vitriol from online trolls and inspires readers to transform what is ugly or painful in their own lives into something beautiful. 

“I'm sure you could benefit from jumping on a treadmill”

“Women WANT a male leader . . . It’s honest to god the basic human playbook”

These are some of the thousands of messages that Kate Baer has received online. Like countless other writers—particularly women—with profiles on the internet, as Kate’s online presence grew, so did the darker messages crowding her inbox. These missives from strangers have ranged from “advice” and opinions to outright harassment. 

At first, these messages resulted in an immediate delete and block. Until, on a whim, Kate decided to transform the cruelty into art, using it to create fresh and intriguing poems. These pieces, along with ones made from notes of gratitude and love, as well as from the words of public figures, have become some of her most beloved work.  

I Hope This Finds You Well is drawn from those works: a book of poetry birthed in the darkness of the internet that offers light and hope. By cleverly building on the harsh negativity and hate women often receive—and combining it with heartwarming messages of support, gratitude, and connection, Kate Baer offers us a lesson in empowerment, showing how we too can turn bitterness into beauty. 


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780063137998
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: 11/09/2021
Pages: 96
Sales rank: 151,486
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Kate Baer is the 2x New York Times bestselling author of What Kind Of Woman and I Hope This Finds You Well. Her work has also been published in The New Yorker, Literary Hub, Huffington Post and The New York Times.

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