These pages hold the words of who I've become. The Doer, the Romantic, the Woman who Evolved. Standing behind her convictions. Asking if what she has serves her. Inspecting who she lets in and being wholly and unapologetically herself. This is my arrival, the after, the knowing, the blooming. __________________________ After I Learned Clarity (and other poems of Permission) is the sequel, if you will, to Before I Knew Better. This collection captures womanhood, grief and the quiet strength of being. It explores prompts from different avenues and plays with form, conventional rhyming and other styles of poetry. This is what comes of existing: the after, the growing, the knowing, the blooming. Perfect for readers who love contemporary poetry about growth, healing, and the tender ache of furthering who you were meant to be.