When people ask, "did you always want to be a poet?" I tell them, "not really. I didn't even think I'd still be alive at this point."

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I lived in an environment where it was very difficult to grow and I often felt like i was no good and misunderstood; I was the bad child, the black sheep, the ‘never going to amount to anything’, slutty, selfish girl. But it was through writing that I found a way to escape the toxicity of where I grew up and discover who I really was outside of who I was expected to be. (That’s the watered-down, internet version of things).

the books.

the books

how i got into poetry

spoiler alert: i'm still here :)

still growing wildflowers

themes

Poems of loss, grief, and healing from childhood trauma.

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the
lovers

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A poetry book about self-love and growth.

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made of
earth

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Poetry about healing from childhood trauma, toxic relationships, and breaking cycles.

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the worst 
of me

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A soul-stirring poetry collection about love, life, and losing yourself.

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Still Growing Wildflowers is more than just a poetry collection; it's a profound journey of healing, resilience, and self-discovery.

I published my first poetry book, Still Growing Wildflowers in January 2020. I didn't talk about it much because I didn't think it was "good enough." It was born from hurt and trauma and as someone who didn't have it "that bad" growing up, I felt embarrased by it sometimes. 

But then I had friends and family and even strangers tell me that they saw themselves in those pages. That my books helped them feel less alone, even inspired some to write their own poems.

So I kept writing.

I kept writing through trying to heal a marriage that was never really whole, a separation, and divorce. 

In June 2020 I moved into an apartment of my own, creating a new home with myself and two little wolves. I found myself on a path or redisovering and reclaiming my body. Healing from nine years of neglecting it. This is where I my second poetry book, The Lovers was created. Since then I've gone on to write two more books.

I write not just for me, but for you. I hope you find yourself in these pages. I hope they help you feel less alone, more inspired, and more free to express what you're feeling. 

And I hope you're brave enough to feel.

♥ alisha

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still growing wildflowers

“I just want you to know that your literary work has healed something inside of me.”

the worst of me

This poetry book is both heartbreaking and heart-strengthening. It gives words to the raw emotions that we feel on the rollercoaster of healing. It's not linear and it's not always pretty. Alisha's words are raw, beautiful and so relatable! The format of this book is amazing and adds to the realness and vulnerability of it all. There is room for YOU not just her words.

-adelyn

still growing wildflowers

This entire series has shifted my mindset and helped me dive into myself and the world around me and my own interactions with my past present and future self. Very much worth the read over and over, lend it to a friend, buy it for a loved one, and open your mind in your relationships personal romantic, and even as a parent.

-ashley

still growing wildflowers

When writing truly touches your soul in this way it is an experience like no other. Knowing you are not alone and that surviving the hardest things is not only possible but can lead to the most amazing places you have ever been. I hope to be there too someday. Thank you for sharing this with the world. It makes all the difference to those who are on their own journey still of breaking...healing...letting go...being made new. Wherever this path takes me she is coming too and I am grateful to have her by my side helping me fight.

-carrie

still growing wildflowers

Such an amazing poet! I’m not typically one to go deep into a book, but I couldn’t help it with Still Growing Wildflowers. I have SO many post it notes so I can go back and relate over and over again. 100% recommend!

still growing wildflowers

beautifully written and raw. Alisha's work always rocks me to my core and reminds that it's okay to feel what I feel.

-adriana

still growing wildflowers

This is poetic cinema. Borne of seeds planted by hurt and abuse and religious trauma; blooming into a wildflower garden where the author sees weeds as what they truly are - new life and perspectives coming up through situations where we’re told nothing good can ever grow. She turns “just a weed” into milkweed for herself to give life to butterflies. You will cry, laugh, and relate to more than you even think possible because we are all still growing wildflowers.

-aubrey

made of earth

Alisha has once again delivered a poetry book that sculpts words into art to bring some of a woman's deepest, most poignant feelings and emotions to life. She captured the raw essence of womanhood, not shying back from her sensual side but celebrating it as an important facet of her authentic whole self. This poetry will speak to any woman who has loved, who has lost, who has wondered if love is even worth it and will remind you gently that always, love is always worth it, especially when that love is directed towards yourself.

-lacey

still growing wildflowers

I’m in love with this series. Watching the author’s growth in her healing and self worth takes you on a journey in your own. This book is about breaking free, saying the words out loud that you’ve longed to say for too long, and grabbing ahold of the life you deserve to live. Make sure you grab all of Alisha’s books, because they just get better and better. You won’t regret it.

-randina

still growing wildflowers

It’s what I didn't know I needed right now on my healing journey. It’s beautiful, relatable, and opened my mind in a way allowing me to put thoughts to my feelings.

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