Crowd Surfing With God

By Adrienne Novy

Book Overview

In its five year anniversary edition, Crowd Surfing With God surges back to life with updated work, new and unreleased poems, and a foreword by National Book Award-nominated bestseller Hanif Abdurraqib. This coming-of-age journey through poems tells a story of self-acceptance that discusses growing up with a rare genetic disorder and mental illness, family and being in a multifaith household, pop culture, and the acts of playing and listening to music bringing you closer to yourself and to healing.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1948552167
• ISBN13: 9781948552165
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Half Mystic Press
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Amazing!!

These poems spoke to me on such a deep level that I ended up reading a few of them several times. The opening poem, A Blessing over the Stratocaster, took me back to my childhood and the few synagogue services I attended with my grandmother. I didn’t except the level of nostalgia that came with it. All of the music references to my favorite bands that I depended on made me feel seen and heard by someone who understood me. It’s a beautiful collection of poetry that combines music and religion to speak to that troubled self some of us still fight.