Sign-In
Cart
Had I Become the Sun
Paperback
Publisher: Abbey Glen Press
Published: Nov 11 2025
Pages: 56
Weight: 0.17
Height: 0.12 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Had I Become the Sun is a searing and luminous debut poetry collection by G. Lafayette, exploring the raw edges of love, loss, identity, and self-reckoning.
Through intimate free verse, Lafayette moves between memory and metaphor, weaving together grief's shadow and the stubborn persistence of hope. Each poem is a snapshot of a heart learning to carry both the ache of what's gone and the quiet brilliance of what remains. From the haunting echoes of betrayal to the soft glow of acceptance, Had I Become the Sun is an unflinching portrait of resilience-how we burn, break, and rise again.
With language both delicate and fierce, these pages will resonate with anyone who has loved deeply, lost profoundly, and dared to keep going. Perfect for readers of Rupi Kaur, Ocean Vuong, and Ada Limón, Lafayette's voice invites you to step into the light, even when it's blinding.
Themes: Love and heartbreak - Grief and healing - Self-discovery - Transformation
If you've ever stood in the ruins of what you thought was forever and searched for a way forward, this collection is for you.
Also in
General Poetry
Dante's Vita Nuova, New Edition: A Translation and an Essay
Alighieri, Dante
Pitavy, Francois
Paperback
Sounding the Seasons Enlarged Edition: One Hundred and Ten Sonnets for the Christian Year
Guite, Malcolm
Paperback
Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching: A Book about the Way and the Power of the Way
Le Guin, Ursula K.
Lao Tzu
Paperback
They Bloom Because of You: Poems on the Infinite Love, Growth, and Magic of Motherhood
Urlichs, Jessica
Paperback
This Is the Main Event: Discovering the Life You Long for in the Life You Have
Smith, Joshua Luke
Hardcover