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Rena Joy Poetry
"What if you spend the rest of your life
chasing love, only find her cowering
in the pit of your stomach?
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What then?"
​Almost Loved follows an adoptee from foster care, as search for love and healing, while pushing back on the labels assigned to her.
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Grappling with subjects of abuse, mental health, and deeply held grief this collection aims to answer: what does it truly mean to be loved in a world where you're seen as second best?​​​
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Alexandra
​"Rena offers hope that no matter what you have been through, you can come out powerful and unstoppable. Her voice became her friend, and she invites you to let your voice become your friend too."
Victoria
​"Almost Loved" is a truly thought-provoking and emotionally evoking collection of poems. I am not adopted but the majority of the poems are relatable regardless of that, due to the way Rena Joy has written them. I could feel the raw emotions, the soul-wrenching pain, and the grief for what was and what was not and what was lost and never had."
Phelicia
​As I read each poem ,I felt each emotion in each one and began to cry
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