She also notes, very similarly to Taylor Swift's letter about Folklore, that pieces come from lived experiences and others come from fictional places or exploring some kind of emotion in an exercise. She offers these in an attempt to do the same, and I think she achieves this remarkably well. In the intro, Lili prefaces the collection by noting that poetry has always given her solace in knowing other people felt the same specific emotions that she did. After the first couple poems, I was completely hooked. I think I had almost no idea what it would be like or the topics it would cover. I'm not sure what I expected from Swimming Lessons. I've been excited for the chance to get to see something completely created a controlled by Lili. I've been a fan of Lili since Riverdale, and I've continued to be a fan of hers even when the show got a bit too ridiculous for me to keep watching every week. I've been anticipating Swimming Lessons so long that I can't believe it's actually in my hands. I've now read a graphic novel and a book of poetry. This is the first poetry book I've ever read in its entirety outside of Shel Silverstein, so I've checked off one of my reading goals for the year with this one.
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