Leaning In

What does it mean to exist when the world feels too vast, too broken, and too quiet all at once?
Leaning in is a raw, deeply moving poetry collection by Celeste Turner that chronicles a soul's journey through the spaces between the seen and the unseen. Written with stark vulnerability and a fierce, unconventional wit, these verses act as a mirror to the modern human condition-capturing the moments we feel utterly shattered and the quiet, stubborn triumphs of coming back to ourselves.
Divided into three distinct, evocative movements, Turner guides readers through a shifting emotional landscape:

• Act I: Invisible World explores the ache for an authentic voice, ancestral whispers, and the thin veil between spiritual awakening and madness.
• Act II: Broken World confronts the isolation of global lockdown, the irreplaceable magic of human consciousness, and the heavy, collective trauma of a society losing its way.
• Act III: Tangled Heart dives fearlessly into the wreckage of love, the dizzying trap of quantum-entangled relationships, and the grueling work of unlearning survival lies to make room for eternal truth.