{"product_id":"before-i-knew-better-and-other-poems-of-becoming-paperback","title":"Before I Knew Better: (and other poems of Becoming) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSamantha Jo Pfisterer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese pages are the unedited voices of who I was: the dreamer, the romantic, the girl who wanted to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe wrote of love before she'd ever held it. She wrote of heartbreak before it truly found her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese poems are my proof of becoming, the raw blueprint of the woman I would rise into.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is my origin story: the before, the learning, the growing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e__________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBefore I Knew Better (and other poems of Becoming)\u003c\/em\u003e is a deeply personal collection of 130 poems tracing the landscape of a life in progress. From the first poem shared publicly in 2001 to the reflective voice of 2025, this collection captures girlhood, grief, longing, faith, love, loss, and the quiet strength found in growing up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an origin story in verse: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe before, the breaking, the learning, the becoming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love contemporary poetry about growth, healing, and the tender ache of becoming who you were always meant to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 194\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 17, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53377573847347,"sku":"9798994001530","price":31.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/0H3r5N4ujD9798994001530.webp?v=1779325920","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/before-i-knew-better-and-other-poems-of-becoming-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}