silent storms

In Haley Ann Ward's debut poetry collection, silent storms, she exposes the uncharted depths of mental illness, the real-life impacts it has on various relationships (e.g., friends, family, significant others), and closes with the ongoing process of becoming, seeing the world from a new perspective-above water instead of sinking in it.

The poems are split into three chapters:

• "storms" dives into the realities of living with clinical depression, loneliness, anxiety, an eating disorder, and touches on trauma.
• "ships" steps into the tumultuous sea of relationships, and the hopeless struggle of finding safety and grounding within them.
• "saltwater" explores the process of nonlinear healing and self-discovery.

Some of the poets who have inspired Haley are Rupi Kaur, Levi the Poet, and Chris Bernstorf.