Bright Minds Empty Souls Kindle Edition

Poetry like this and "Milk and Honey" are what excite me about writing. Cecelia explains in the author's note before it all starts that, "Writing has always been the easiest way for me to communicate with others." Already, I felt connected with her because writing became my form of expression and self-care. I definitely understand where she is coming from. Poetry like hers spoke to me on levels that I can't even explain. It fascinates me when poets can impact a reader with just a few words or a few sentences.Without giving away so much, some favorites of mine were:AirIf someone asked me to pickYou or air,I would pick you every time.What is worth having air to breatheIf I can't breathe it with you?TeaI wasn't your cup of tea because you wanted toAddCreamAnd sugarAnd couldn't just take me as I was.In a matter of 5 lines for each poem, Cecelia has impacted the reader in a way a novel can. It amazes me that poetry can do this. Short and sweet lines, but they speak volumes. It was a joy to read, and I can't wait to explore more of Cecelia's work.

Great book, truly enthralled while reading it.Please, someone tell me the poem Air on page 10. Mine has a spelling error, 4th line :"What ia worth having air to breath".Should I assume it's Air on ia?

**4/5 stars :)I love Jennae's bravery and originality. She is all about getting her voice and vision out there in the world. She is unafraid of self-publishing and she is empowering others to believe in their dreams and pursue them no matter how big or scary they may seem. The only reason this has 4 instead of 5 stars is because of some grammatical and spelling errors here and there but it is a self-published book an that's understandable.Amazing job, Jennae. I look forward to more poetry from you. Good luck in all your dreams and endeavors :)Xo,Rach

I wasn't particularly fond of the writing style, and I noticed 3 typos before finishing the book, which definitely detracted from each poem and put a damper on the book as a whole. There were a few poems that I actually really loved a lot, but overall I didn't enjoy the book too much. I stand to believe it is a stylistic preference, but a lot of the poems seemed flat and the typos seemed as if they were added in as an afterthought. We're human and it happens, but words matter a lot more in poetry.

bright minds empty souls is the kind of poetry book you curl up with when you're feeling slightly off from your normal self. this book with a cup of tea or coffee, a warm blanket and some soft acoustics playing in the background make for a lovely night of healing and breathing. jennae cecelia gives you her warmth, so that you are not all alone in your own thoughts.

I love how raw and honest the poems are .. glad I bought this .. I can see these helping me when I am down and out for sure

The pieces are good, great evenButThere are spelling errors or things that could have made the pieces flow smoother. And a spelling error that stands out in the acknowledgements.

Bright Minds Empty Souls is an emotional poetry collection about love and heartbreak. It takes you to the depths of both extremes of loving another person. Although this wasn’t my favorite of Jennae Cecelia’s work, I truly enjoyed the experience of reading it. I look forward to reading more by Jennae Cecelia.

this was such a beautiful collection of poems and i'm ngl the reason I'm only giving it 3 stars is because i couldn't relate to them. poetry can be very personal and connecting with it is the biggest way (imo) to truly enjoy it. this was mostly about relationships and things and i just couldn't connect with it. but it was still beautiful & i still recommend it!!

Aw is my feeling towards Bright Minds Empty Souls.With the odd poem being in second person perspective, these are mostly observations of love, from falling, to it ending and hurting.I think Bright Mind, the title poem, is all too brief but I did like the metaphors and imagery. Childhood was one of my favourite poems, and Aggression.

Bright Mind and Empty Souls is a hard-hitting collection about fears, disbelief, and loss. I feel that some of these poems would be great spoken word pieces. Overall, Cecelia's words came from the heart and in the process, freed that very heart.

Fab book. Absolutely filled up reading some of the poems. Beautifully written. Have read out some of the poems in class and feel moved by doing so.

Found the majority of the poems very relatable and well structured, although few were basic - and even saw a typo on one of the first few poems! Not sure how it was overlooked before publication!