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Stuff I've Been Feeling Lately Kindle Edition

by Alicia Cook (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Structured like an old-school mix-tape, Stuff I've Been Feeling Lately is Alicia Cook's lyric message to anyone who has dealt with addiction. "Side A" touches on all aspects of the human condition: life, death, love, trauma, and growth. "Side B" contains haunting black-out remixes of those poems.

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Named one of the "25 Best Poetry Books for Teens"
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"...written in the style of an old mix tape (OMG, miss those). Side A is all about life, love, death, hurt, endings, beginnings, family, relationships, and so much more. Side B takes readers on a different journey, utilizing blackout poetry to 'remix' the work Cook compiled on Side A. Pretty cool." (E. CE Miller, Bustle)

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Alicia Cook is a multi-award-winning writer and mental health and addiction awareness advocate based in Newark, New Jersey. Her writing often focuses on addiction, mental health, and grief – sometimes all at once. She is the poet behind Stuff I've Been Feeling Lately, I Hope My Voice Doesn't Skip, Sorry I Haven't Texted You Back, and The Music Was Just Getting Good.

Cook's advocacy began years ago following the fatal overdose of her 19-year-old cousin. Through her writing, she started shedding light on how drug addiction impacts the mental health of families. An essayist and speaker, her activism to fight the opioid epidemic is far-reaching and has garnered a worldwide readership. She has her own episode on the Emmy-nominated American PBS series Here’s the Story. She has since broadened the scope of her work to include other sensitive topics impacting our lives today.

She was the recipient of 2017’s Everyday Hero award from NJTV and 2018’s Women with Voices award from the Women with Voices Foundation. She was named a 2019 Healthcare Hero finalist by NJBiz. Her songwriting has been recognized by American Songwriter Magazine (4x honorable mention). Her alma mater, Georgian Court University, named her its 2020 Distinguished Alumni of the Year, and she was a Commencement Speaker at Georgian Court's 2021 commencement. She was awarded a "40 Under 40" award from the Irish Echo in 2022. That same year, she spoke on the topic of Mental Health at Oxford University.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01N28VKQA
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC (April 11, 2017)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 11, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 45575 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 235 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #403,515 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #68 in Poetry About Death
- #89 in Contemporary Poetry
- #251 in Women's Poetry

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Alicia Cook is a multi-award-winning writer and mental health and addiction awareness advocate based in Newark, New Jersey. Her writing often focuses on addiction, mental health, and grief – sometimes all at once. She is the poet behind Stuff I've Been Feeling Lately, I Hope My Voice Doesn't Skip, Sorry I Haven't Texted You Back, and The Music Was Just Getting Good.

Cook's advocacy began years ago following the death of her 19-year-old cousin. Through her writing, she started shedding light on how drug addiction impacts the mental health of families. An essayist and speaker, her activism to fight the opioid epidemic is far-reaching and has garnered a worldwide readership. She has her own episode on the Emmy-nominated American PBS series Here’s the Story. She has since broadened the scope of her work to include other sensitive topics impacting our lives today.

She was the recipient of 2017’s Everyday Hero award from NJTV and 2018’s Women with Voices award from the Women with Voices Foundation. She was named a 2019 Healthcare Hero finalist by NJBiz. Her songwriting has been recognized by American Songwriter Magazine (4x honorable mention). Her alma mater, Georgian Court University, named her its 2020 Distinguished Alumni of the Year, and she was a Commencement Speaker at Georgian Court's 2021 commencement. She was awarded a "40 Under 40" award from the Irish Echo in 2023. That same year, she spoke on the topic of Mental Health at Oxford University.

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Jennae Cecelia

Astoundingly unique!

Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2017

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Alicia's book is astoundingly unique and is so much more than just poetry. One of the first things I noticed when I picked up Alicia’s book was the layout. It was designed exactly like a mix tape. The first 50 pages being called, “side A” while the rest were titled “side B.” Side A was the poems and side B was the remixes of her poems.

To compliment the mix-tape vibe she also adds at the bottom of each page the song she was listening to when she wrote it. I thought the layout was so unlike anything I had seen, and right away I knew I was going to love her book before even reading the words on the pages.

The second thing I found amazing about her book was that all of the profits made from the book were going directly to, Willow Tree Center in New Jersey, for those struggling with addiction. I later discovered that this was because she wanted to honor of her cousin who died 10 years ago of a heroine overdose.

Highly recommend this book for anyone interested in poetry.

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Amanda C

Absolutely loved this book

Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2018

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I loved how unique this book was. I have read a couple of modern poetry books but this may be one of my favorites to date.

The “currently listening to” sections at the end of every poem made the poems all the more beautiful for me. As an avid music and book lover myself this was a perfect remix of stuff I’ve been feeling lately too (no pun intended). Yes, there were parts I didn’t fully understand because I may not have gone through the same things but every human experiences certain feelings in common so I love the book despite any incomprehensible moments for me.

Blackout poetry is amazing as well so I loved how Alicia Cook incorporated this into her poems for side B. Her versions of the black out poems were so good, very apt to the poem and song themselves.

Five stars and well worth the money for me!

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Megan

Alicia is a force to be reckoned with!

Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2016

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Alicia, where do I even begin with this work of art? I don't care who you are, you can't read this book of poetry, and not feel something deeply to your core. Her words move me in a way that no other artist has been able to do, and the voice that she has is something to be admired, and looked up to. "Stuff I've been feeling lately" is relatable, humanistic, and moving. The little additions she made to the book, such as the songs she was currently listening to, is what sets her apart from other writers. I can honestly say she has been one of the most influential people I have ever come across, and long story short, you will not be disappointed if you purchase this book. I will recommend to everyone, and anyone. Alicia, you are amazing.

Love,
your friend, @in.my.own.words

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Jovel

I enjoy her poems :)

Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2021

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I keep on rereading her poems because they’re just that good!!
Bought her others poetry books too because they’re soooo gonna make you feel all the feelings you can’t describe in words. Alicia Cook is really my favorite modern poet. I’m glad I accidentally found her in Barnes & Noble in Honolulu!! Her book’s artworks are very eye catching but her poems stole my heart. :)
Buy them if you love and enjoy reading poems, they’re soooo worth it!

Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2021

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poetry is good but seemed kind of repetitive. good read though

Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2017

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I love music and I love poetry so this book is amazing, in theory. But the songs don't match the words at all and that is extremely disappointing. For example, there's a poem she wrote dedicated to the strong people in her life (awesome) but the song attached to it is "In Da Club" by 50 Cent. That, to me is just a little bit off putting. She should have put in a song that emphasizes the meaning and emotions of the poem it follows rather than distracting from it. The writing was okay though.

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Frank Luna

I love the "mix tape" concept

Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2016

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Wow. This collection of poetry took me through the human condition seamlessly. I love the "mix tape" concept, complete with remixes, because it brings me back to a time when friends would make CDs or mix tapes for each other to enjoy. I couldn't put this down, as it conjured up feelings and images that I found quite relate-able. The author is also giving royalties to the Willow Tree Center -- a New Jersey addiction treatment facility. If I could give this 6 stars, I would.

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Laura Ashley

Absolutely stunning !

Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2017

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First off I want to say the cover is just so capturing! I loveee music so this really did it for me. I think it's so amazing how each page had a song to the poem; some of which I love to jam too ! Lol but the content of this book literally made me feel like I was by the authors side experiencing everything. The stories she shared had depth, pain and resilience. It was pure and real and so many gems ! If you see my picture I have many pages to look back at! Great readddd

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Dev

Love it!

Reviewed in Canada on April 18, 2021

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Beautiful book, no regrets. Love having it in my lil library.

Johann De Marchi

Brilliant poetry

Reviewed in France on May 17, 2022

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A must-read poetry book

Lisa

Buen libro

Reviewed in Mexico on September 1, 2020

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Me gustó muchísimo el libro, aunque la segunda parte del libro sólo son otra forma de ver los poemas pero está muy lindo. Lo compré porque reconocí algunas de las canciones que menciona y me gustó el concepto.

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Laura de la Garza

Excelente libro

Reviewed in Spain on March 24, 2021

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Un libro totalmente diferente, pero extraordinario.

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Reviewed in Brazil on December 7, 2018