Lang Leav

Fall into the tender, luminous world of Lang Leav, the Australian-born poet, author, and artist whose deeply personal, accessible poetry collections have introduced a whole new generation of readers to the beauty and emotional power of verse — and whose books have become some of the bestselling poetry collections of the twenty-first century, beloved by millions of readers around the world for their ability to put into words the feelings that seem impossible to express. Born in a Thai refugee camp to Chinese-Cambodian parents and raised in Australia, Leav began sharing her poetry on social media before her debut collection Love & Misadventure (2013) became a global phenomenon, resonating with readers who found in her spare, intimate verses about love, loss, longing, and the search for belonging an uncanny mirror of their own inner lives. Her subsequent collections — Lullabies, The Universe of Us, Sea of Strangers, Memories, and Midnight Rain — have each found devoted audiences worldwide. She has also written the novel Sad Girls and the illustrated collection Love Looks Pretty on You. Essential reading for poetry lovers, romantics, and anyone who has ever searched for the words to describe what they feel in their heart.