A Little Daylight Left

"[A] vulnerable collection about facing the good, the bad and the ugly of our humanity with grace and curiosity."-USA Today (New Must-Read Poetry)

"This is a book that will make you feel simultaneously alive and less alone."-Hanif Abdurraqib, New York Times bestselling author of There's Always This Year

from somewhere down a hallway of locked doors, a voice asks / What if you aren't as bad as you suspect you are? / What if you'll never be as good as you ache?

Lauded poet Sarah Kay brings us her long-awaited second full-length collection, a decade after her acclaimed debut No Matter the Wreckage. In A Little Daylight Left, Kay explores life's most vulnerable moments of transition with courage, curiosity, joy & humor. Each poem invites readers to consider what it might look like to boldly face the hard things we so often run from-a heartbreak, an ailing loved one, the fear that comes with new beginnings & uncertain futures-& to celebrate what we hold dear. The result is a blueprint for discovering beauty in all that makes us human. With her signature wit & wisdom, Kay shows us how to navigate life bravely, with every single part of ourselves.