A Heart Made of Tissue Paper

"It seems

my heart is

made of tissue paper;

I wish

the world would

handle it more delicately."

-Richelle E. Goodrich

A collection of original poetry by American novelist, poet, & illustrator, Richelle E. Goodrich.

Each chapter in this book touches on a specific emotional experience that affects the human heart within a lifetime. For example, the first chapter, titled TO LOVE, includes twelve poems that express aspects of love. Another chapter, titled TO LOATHE, includes poetry touching on life's harsher challenges. The literary works in this book were written in a variety of poetic styles including sonnets, haikus, free verse, and cinquains. A Heart Made of Tissue Paper is a treasury of hard-earned joys and sorrows survived.