The Shape of Feeling

By Allison Van Wheeler

A poetic meditation on the emotional landscapes we move through-grief, joy, longing, tenderness, and everything in between.

This collection invites readers into a world where emotions are not simplified or solved, but witnessed. Through over 85 metaphor-rich poems and a closing philosophical reflection, The Shape of Feeling explores the quiet architecture of the human heart. Each piece is a moment of texture and truth: tides that ask but never stay, threads that fray without breaking, feathers that fall with grace.

Structured like a journey, the book moves through emotional chapters-weather systems, emotional architecture, acts of feeling-each offering a different lens on what it means to be human. The poems are short, lyrical, and layered with imagery that evokes both fragility and strength. They do not rush. They do not explain. They make space.

This is a collection for those who feel deeply and often find themselves without the words to name it. For those who carry emotional contradiction, who crave quiet resonance, who seek beauty in complexity. It is both mirror and map, sanctuary and invitation.

Perfect for lovers of introspective poetry, lyrical nonfiction, and emotional philosophy, The Shape of Feeling honors the full spectrum of feeling-not as something to fix, but as something to hold.

For anyone who has ever felt too much, too quietly, or too long-this is that place.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FWLKT2M5
• ISBN13: 9798349607486
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Allison Van Wheeler
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"