  Something So Good It Can Never Be Enough (Press 53)
Something So Good It Can Never Be Enough is a testament to Shuly Xóchitl Cawood’s belief that it’s the moments that matter—the ones you want to relive, the ones you want to take back, the ones you can never forget. Her poems often hone in on a particular story where life took a turn, or a truth was revealed. They mine regret and longing, travel through joy and sorrow, and hold on to a vision of the future while trying to let go of the past. ***Semi-Finalist of the 2024 PSV North American Poetry Book Award*** Purchase Something So Good It Can Never Be Enough Trouble Can Be So Beautiful at the Beginning (Mercer University Press)
Cawood uses autobiography and imagination in her poems to consider what it means to be young, to fall in and out of love, to break and become whole again, to face tragedy and fear and come out weaker or stronger, to struggle with power, and to let go of those we love not because of lack of feeling but because of earned wisdom. Trouble Can Be So Beautiful at the Beginning tells stories about what it means to uncover truths about oneself, about the people we love, and about the people we come from. ***Winner of the Adrienne Bond Award for Poetry*** Purchase Trouble Can Be So Beautiful at the Beginning |
Shuly Xóchitl Cawood teaches writing workshops, doodles with markers and metallic paint, and is raising two poodles and four orchids. She is the author of six books, including Something So Good It Can Never Be Enough (Press 53, 2023) and Trouble Can Be So Beautiful at the Beginning (Mercer University Press, 2021), winner of the Adrienne Bond Award for Poetry. Shuly has an MFA from Queens University. Learn more at shulycawood.com.
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