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    The Words I Wish You Heard: Poems
    The Words I Wish You Heard: Poems
    The Words I Wish You Heard: Poems
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    The Words I Wish You Heard: Poems

    By J.R. Rogue

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    In Goodreads Choice Nominated poet J.R. Rogue's collection The Words I Wish You Heard, the bestselling author shares her original and early typewritten work posted on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest. In this collection, you will find writing touching on varying topics such as love, loss, heartache, hope, and tenderness. Take a trip back to the beginning with this collection chronicling the height of social media poetry.

    The Words I Wish You Heard is a combination of never before published poems and the following previously published collections: An Open Suitcase & New Blue Tears, Rouge, Apus, and I Have Sold a Beautiful Lie.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRogue Books
    Release dateMar 8, 2022
    ISBN9798201902001
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