GoodreadsChoiceAwardwinningpoetTristaMateer"expertlyexposestheintensityoffirstlove"inthisconfessionalcollectionofpoetry.PerfectforfansofCarolineKaufman,Atticus,ClementinevonRadics,NinaLaCour,AdamSilvera,andBeckyAlbertalli;oranyoneinterestedinbisexuality,heartbreak,runningawayfromyourproblems,andcomingout.Youwillmeetpeopleinyourlifetimewhodemandtohavepoemswrittenaboutthem.It'snotsomethingtheysay.It'ssomethingabouttheirhands,theshapeoftheirmouths,thewaytheylookwalkingawayfromyou.Honeybeeisanhonesttakeonwalkingawayandstillfeelinglikeyouwerewalkedawayfrom.It'saboutcuttinglovelooselikeakitestringandprayingthewindhasthedecencytocarryitawayfromyou.It'sanodetothebackandforth,theprocessoflettingsomethinggobutnotknowingwheretoputitdown.Honeybeeisputtingitdown.It'ssmalltowngirlsandplanetickets,atasteoftendernessandhoney,thebandageonthebeesting.It'sareminderthatyouarenotdefinedbythepeopleyouwalkawayfromorthepeoplewhowalkawayfromyou.
ConsiderHoneybeeamemoirinverse,orattheveryleast,astorywrittenbyoneoftoday'smostconfessionalpoets.