Instructions for Traveling West: Poems
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- Update Date：2025-09-08
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- Author：Joy Sullivan
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Summary
A vivid and inspiring poetry collection about what’s possible when we heed our instincts and honor our intuition， allowing ourselves to strike out for new territories of love， pleasure， and peace。
First， you must realize you’re homesick for all the lives you’re not living。 Then， you must commit to the road and the rising loneliness。 To the sincere thrill of coming apart。
So begins Joy Sullivan’s Instructions for Traveling West —a lush debut collection that examines what happens when we leave home and leap into the deep unknown。 Mid-pandemic， Sullivan left the man she planned to marry， sold her house， quit her corporate job， and drove west。 This dazzling collection tells that story as it illuminates the questions haunting us What possible futures lie on the horizon？ What happens when we heed the call of furious reinvention？
A book for anyone flinging themselves into fresh starts， Instructions for Traveling West grapples with loss， loneliness and belonging。 These poems teach us that naming our desire is profound alchemy。 Each of us holds the power to set our own course forward。
Expansive and heart-opening—exquisite in their specificity， galvanizing in their scope—the poems in Instructions for Traveling West speak to the longing that lives within us all。 They remind us that “joy is not a trick。”
First， you must realize you’re homesick for all the lives you’re not living。 Then， you must commit to the road and the rising loneliness。 To the sincere thrill of coming apart。
So begins Joy Sullivan’s Instructions for Traveling West —a lush debut collection that examines what happens when we leave home and leap into the deep unknown。 Mid-pandemic， Sullivan left the man she planned to marry， sold her house， quit her corporate job， and drove west。 This dazzling collection tells that story as it illuminates the questions haunting us What possible futures lie on the horizon？ What happens when we heed the call of furious reinvention？
A book for anyone flinging themselves into fresh starts， Instructions for Traveling West grapples with loss， loneliness and belonging。 These poems teach us that naming our desire is profound alchemy。 Each of us holds the power to set our own course forward。
Expansive and heart-opening—exquisite in their specificity， galvanizing in their scope—the poems in Instructions for Traveling West speak to the longing that lives within us all。 They remind us that “joy is not a trick。”
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Considering reading the titular poem just about a year ago was one of the catalysts for me breaking up with my partner and spending the winter figuring out and then doing exactly what I wanted to do （which it turned out was read a ton and ski multiple times a week）。。。yeah， I had a pretty emotional attachment to this book before I even opened it。This collection was a pleasure from start to finish。 I loved the loosely themed sections， and have my favorites （any poems that have horses。） I personall Considering reading the titular poem just about a year ago was one of the catalysts for me breaking up with my partner and spending the winter figuring out and then doing exactly what I wanted to do （which it turned out was read a ton and ski multiple times a week）。。。yeah， I had a pretty emotional attachment to this book before I even opened it。This collection was a pleasure from start to finish。 I loved the loosely themed sections， and have my favorites （any poems that have horses。） I personally got a bit lost in the section that included a lot of poems about religion。。。I didn't grow up with any religion， so it just didn't resonate with me quite as much。 Overall a lovely debut that I am excited revisit！Thank you to Edelweiss and Dial Press for the ARC！ 。。。more
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