Finding Yourself Once Again: A poetry collection about love, endurance, and returning to oneself

Finding Yourself Once Again is a poetry collection about change, love, and returning to the self you never truly lost. Written between 1982 and 2025, the wide array of poems that fill these pages trace a life fully lived thus far—capturing emotions about love and family, hope and heartache, growth and reflection, the sentiments expressed are both personal and universal. What began as a quiet refuge during adolescence became a lifelong companion, offering solace, emotional understanding, and a way for the author to make sense of the world. In gathering four decades of writing, Kelly Michelle Long returns to the voice that carried her through life’s seasons. She offers positivity, hope, and an overlay of strength and endurance through writing about various topics while remaining thoughtful and caring in her poetic expression. This poetry collection marks a homecoming— it is an invitation to reflect, remember, and reconnect, and a gentle reminder that growth does not mean leaving yourself behind. It simply means finding yourself once again.