This book could actually be very useful in a high school classroom, as a way to introduce students to poetry, or to give them modern poetry, that they could relate to. Poetry is really hard to teach, because it is seen as an outdated, or antiquated way of communicating and writing. Kids these days really just want to listen to music, even though that, in and of itself, his poetry, they don’t think of it that way, poetry is a dying art form, and this book tells a story and narrates a clearly unhappy situation, and the end of a romantic partnership, and a creative and lyrical way.

How I Mean Nothing To You by Eli Wilde is a collection of brutal poems about the physicality of love and how one must continue on after it is lost.

The poems tell a story of two lovers who feed off of each other and the narrator, who clings onto her. After she leaves him for Paris (and other men) he is left to pick up the pieces of himself that she has shaped.

So often poetry books about love and the inevitable heartbreak that follows end in a more hopeful tone about finding yourself and the purpose in life without your loved one. So, it was quite refreshing that this book didn't and ended on perhaps a more realistic (in some ways and in others not so much) tone.

I liked the theme of skin and bone and cutting. I do believe that books and poetry in particular should be up to interpretation from the reader, so in that nature I think I saw this theme as less literal and more metaphorical. To be in love is like a blade to the heart and to the lose feels like you are being ripped apart. That is what these poems described to me.

Overall, it was a quick and meaningful read - be wary of reading it if you are currently heartbroken!

I truly enjoyed some of the poems, and I can tell Eli Wilde is a talented poet. The melancholy and pain is easily apparent as the narrator of the poem reflects on their past. There was a bit of inconsistency however, and not all of the poems flowed well from one to the other. I would read more of Wilde's work, and look forward to see what he does next.

This collection of poetry was interesting. I loved the rawness to the story. How I Mean Nothing to You shows absolute love and absolute heartbreak to what seems to be a toxic relationship.

i received this book in exchange of an honest review.

i enjoyed some of the poems but most of them weren't for me. i couldn't get into the writing style, therefore i had to take breaks in between writing. the poems content mostly consist of kissing or something related to that and that just wasn't for me (as i mentioned earlier). some readers will probably enjoy the poetry but i wasn't one of them.

yeah I get it it just wasn’t great. Thought poetry isn’t my favorite and usually has to be about a certain topic. The writing wasn’t bad but not great either. Great cover art and title. I might read from this author again but I’m not sure.

I haven’t read a book by this author before so I was a little bit sceptical going into this poetry book because some poetry can be dark relatable or emotional. This was both emotional and relatable while also having a dark tint. It’s about the addiction to someone when you know they’re bad for you but they have you addicted to their behaviour but it’s now a pattern that you expect from everyone. This is also about codependency on someone who is harmful towards you which I personally have experienced before and I think this portrays that feeling and that addiction very well I will be reading more from this author in the future. It did make me uncomfortable, but I would highly recommend.

Thank you Netgalley and the author for the gifted e-book.

A poetry book that is based on a man that is going back home by train and is constantly thinking about his lover that he left behind.

This book was perfect to read during a rainy day! Love the angsty and longing of the poems, but they were also pretty dark. It was very easy to read, I didn't have to go back and reread a poem to make sure I understood it. I couldn't stop reading it until I finished the book. I highly suggest taking your time with it even if its hard to put down. Its a poetry collection that I will be rereading again because I liked it that much.

My favorites were:
-Taste
-Inflection
-Unintentional
-Mistake
-Listen Now
-Bodies lying in the Sand

This was my first book by this author and I'm looking forward to reading more from him.

This is the second book of poems I’ve enjoyed from author Eli Wilde. Here again is a complete narrative set in the medium of poetry. In this poetry composition you will find the excitement and intoxication of meeting someone new, of thoughts about them as they inhabit your life and their thoughts about you, of the pain and anguish of a break-up, the depression of thinking about what they are doing now and seeing them in strangers that you pass still wanting them even though they are no longer yours. If this were written as a book you would say it is a dark story around dealing or not dealing with mental problems and with the male character possibly being a manic depressive. One thing I will add, I’m glad it appears that the female in this relationship escaped from this psychotic man and his seeming obsession with blood and the lines of cuts. For anyone to need these I only find sadness. Thank you to BooksGoSocial and NetGalley for the ARC. The views expressed are all mine freely given.

This poetry was quite dark and very sexual.
I expected sweet words and happy thoughts but that not what I got from this.
This wasn't my cup of tea...
It was descriptive and easily read but i couldn't relate to it at all so I struggled to enjoy it.