An impassioned poetry collection about the myriad forms of love
Featuring rhythmic poems and raw journal entries, Crazy Love is a collection all about love. It’s a journey through the waves of romantic love, the challenges of self-love, and the unexpected ways that love shows up in heartache and healing.
The poetry featured across this collection was originally written as spoken word poems. Roa includes a QR code in the opening for readers interested in hearing a few of the pieces in their original format. Listening to them provides a helpful, evocative cadence, as each poem calls to be read with care to its rhythm.
Opening with a section titled “Dream Love,”we begin this poetic pilgrimage focusing on ponderings of a future lover and love experiences that do not yet exist. From there we enter the realms of “Not-Quite Love” and “Scary Love.” The former focuses on experiences that could be love, but don’t quite meet the mark. The latter delves into the butterfly-inducing nervousness and doubt that comes with a budding love.
“and you’ll be so grateful to love.
because while it is always messy and never convenient
it is love that turned your house into a home.”
“Our Love” collects pieces about an ultimate love, the one that feels like what you’ve been searching for all along. It’s the opening of the heart and pouring in of love. But from here, our journey takes a turn into “Painful Love” and “Broken Love.”These follow a love that is going sour, a love that is disconnected, until finally it breaks and heartache makes itself known.
“Healing Love” is the final section before the closing note from Roa in “Empowered Love.”This is where we detour away from romantic love and focus on getting back up, the resilience of recovery, and loving oneself. The journal entries feel the most reflective here, and you can witness healing happen.
Scattered across this collection are journal entries that bring us deeper into Roa’s mind. They are raw, thoughtful, and deeply personal. These journal entries bring forth a sense of wholeness to each section, adding more to each theme. These entries help make each section feel like a singular entity.
“Crazy Love” is an introspective spiritual journey, a meditation on love that’s rhythmic within each poem and its formatting. We ebb and flow through the journey of love as we ebb and flow through long poems, short poems, and journal entries. Roa has poured himself—his love—into these works.
Like any collection, some poems fall flat and won’t be for every reader. A few of the single-sentence poems feel a bit cliché. But the beautiful thing about poetry is that not every poem is meant for every single person. This collection balances those single-sentence poems with longer, multi-page pieces. Love is a universal subject, and with this collection, even if you aren’t moved by poems about love in the romantic sense, there are standout pieces relating to self-love.
This collection is for lovers of love, in all its forms: wonderful, painful, challenging, and beyond. It’s for readers who are spiritual and often find themselves reflecting on life and love.
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