There is so much magic in everyday stories-- that's why I love memoirs and autobiographical poetry. This list of book recommendations has memoirs and autobiographical poetry that will get you all in the feels.
Sections
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Memoir
Poetry
A mix of both
Memoir
Highly emotional and powerful memoirs
A beautiful and brave survivor story
Know My Name: A Memoir a book by Chanel Miller
Ashley C. Ford shares on family, survival and forgiveness
Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir a book by Ashley C Ford
After the death of her husband & her daughter falling ill, Joan Didion writes about grief and magic
The Year of Magical Thinking a book by Joan Didion
The woman, the myth, the legend
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings a book by Maya Angelou and Oprah Winfrey
From spending her childhood sheltered from society to graduating Harvard, one woman's journey to become educated
Educated: A Memoir a book by Tara Westover
A memoir about the grief of losing a parent
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir a book by Michelle Zauner
Poetry
Poetry is the fruit of life
Yrsa Daley Ward is a genius
Bone a book by Yrsa Daley-Ward and Kiese Laymon
One of my favorite poetry collections of all time
Crush a book by Richard Siken and Louise Glück
Poetry about the immigrant experience and growing up
Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head: Poems a book by Warsan Shire
Mary Oliver's work is so visceral and beautiful
Upstream: Selected Essays a book by Mary Oliver
A celebration, an anthem, a beautiful queer mosaic
Homie: Poems a book by Danez Smith
some of the most beautiful love poems I've ever read
Dancing in Odessa
A mix of both
These are memoirs but they are also poetry, are also memoirs?
Little dog writes letters to his late mother
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous a book by Ocean Vuong
Carmen recounts an abusive relationship through the metaphor of a house
In the Dream House: A Memoir a book by Carmen Maria Machado
Yrsa tells the story of her childhood in Northwest England in her signature poetic style
The Terrible: A Storyteller's Memoir a book by Yrsa Daley-Ward
