Behind the Ghost Metropolis

Fans of Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton and Charles Bukowski will find pieces of themselves in this edgy debut poetry collection.

I look right through the light

it fills me with courage and strength

to fight against my demons

I’m not alone anymore

I slowly stand up

Behind the Ghost Metropolis dives into the shadows of the mind—mental health, trauma, loneliness—but it also finds light in hope, travel, and resilience. Written during Annette's manic and depressive episodes, these poems are raw and deeply personal, reflecting her struggle with bipolar disorder and her fight to rise above the odds.

She wrote these poems to break the stigma around mental illness and to remind anyone feeling lost or defeated that there is always hope. This book is for those who’ve been knocked down, dragged through darkness, and still seek their own hidden light.

When writing, Annette draws inspiration from some of the greatest poetic minds in American and Polish contemporary poetry - Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, Beatniks, Charles Bukowski, Edward Stachura, and Rafał Wojaczek.

Just like her favorite poets, she often finds herself in different dimensions of cruel whispers, far from the dreamland. But that's the price she pays for her creations, and she keeps writing because of this artistic force inside her heart and mind.