Night Without

By Jewel

One of the most respected artists in popular music today, Jewel is much more than a music industry success with her debut album selling more than 10 million copies.

Before her gifted songwriting comes an even more individual art: Poetry.

Now available in paperback, A Night without Armor highlights the poetry of Jewel taken from her journals which are both intimate and inspiring, to be embraced and enjoyed.

Writing poems and keeping journals since childhood, Jewel has been searching for truth and meaning, turning to her words to record, to discover, and to reflect.

In A Night Without Armor, her first collection of poetry, Jewel explores the fire of first love, the lessons of betrayal, and the healing of intimacy. She delves into matters of the home, the comfort of family, the beauty of Alaska, and the dislocation of divorce.

Frank and honest, serious and suddenly playful, A Night Without Armor is a talented artist's intimate portrait of what makes us uniquely human.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Oct 19, 2010
• ISBN: 9780062029225

Jewel

A bestselling writer of poetry and prose, Jewel is also an actress and performer. She has recorded four bestselling albums and also starred in Ang Lee's film Ride with the Devil. Her first book, A Night Without Armor, was a New York Times bestseller. She lives in California.

Reviews for Night Without

[mrdoan72 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

great book to read

[chrisweir-1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Interesting little book by Jewel, yes Jewel the singer. A collection of her poems that cover anything from growing up as a little girl in Alaska to the red light district of Tai Pei. Through her poems she tells stories of growing up in Alaska. Her look for love and being in relationships but her insecurities. Another reviewer noted that some lead you to want to know more about her or that part of her life and then you jump to a completely different area or time period. But all and all a nice collection of contemporary poetry.

[Signme Uplease · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Some of the deepest wisdom I've ever read from someone who has lived an incredible life. She created art out of unimaginable deprivation and suffering. Her 'north star' enabled her to survive and thrive and continue doing what she loves and making the world a better place in the process.

[xmaybememoriesx · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

One of my favorite poetry books ever! Lost my original hard copy, so glad I was able to find this online!!!

[shahnareads · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

This collection is a little much.

[regularguy5mb · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

For some reason, I find the short, simple reads take me the longest time to actually get to. I've been sitting on this book since it was new, probably thinking at the time that I would read it slowly, over time, maybe only one or two poems a day, and then just letting it sit on a shelf gathering dust.So, finally sat down and read it over the course of a day. Pretty standard fair for modern poetry, but there are a few gems. Jewel does her best work when she is writing about her past. The best poems in this collection, to me, were those about her youth, growing up in Alaska. Poems like "Crazy Cow" and "Grimshaw" (also my favorite of the whole bunch) give a stark view of what it was like growing up Jewel.

[alcracka · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I loved this book! It is hilarious. Here's my favorite line: "Can you imagine how quiet a plane crash would be if you were deaf?" Lolzers, Jewel. What else would be quiet if you were deaf? *folds hands under chin*

In case you were wondering, this was the second selection for our short-lived Very Bad Book Club. I was the only person motivated enough to actually read it, tragically.

[ctmserpr · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A Night Without Armor was beautify written. Although this book was written in all poems it shared a story. The true story was like a beat < the underline pulse of the music and the pulse is the story and the music is the poems. In this book i enjoyed that it showed/explained every detail and every emotion what i believe is needed in poems. Also that she got her point through but holding back on it so u really had to pay attention to it. What i didn't like about this book was personal some of the poems had no meaning or they just didn't make any scene. Also the titles of the poems werent that great ether, it was most likely the first stanza of the poem or it didnt have to do with the poem. The way that she judged the young girls in her poems were really mean and she really didnt need to be mean about them and what they look like/ dress like. That is not for her to be judging because i know many people that dress different and they arent as bad as she makes them seem.

[anagarika0sean · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

She's not a great poet. I think she's a better singer, but she has some pretty good lines in this book.

[realbigcat · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The singer/song writer Jewel makes a descent attempt in her book of poetry. Honest and to the heart her poems cover relationships, family, her life on the road and her home of Alaska. While many of these poems are short and simplistic others show deep thought and feelings of an accomplished poet.

[hammockqueen · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

nice poetry from a girl who loves alaska.

[djupstrom · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Stick to song writing.

[rosesarered_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

There are some really great poems in this book. I've had it for several years, and still pick it up off the shelf.

[angelic55blonde · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I actually liked this book. Some of her poems were less than exciting but some were amazing. It's a short collection but still interesting to read.