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Cover of Some Things Are Better Left Said by Rose Sharon: pink flowers photographed through a dark, mouth-like aperture.
Forthcoming — July 17, 2026

Some Things Are Better Left Said

By Rose Sharon

What does it mean to say the thing you weren't supposed to say? Rose Sharon's debut collection answers that question across thirty-six poems that range from hilarious to devastating, from the gritty particulars of Penn Station at 4:30 a.m. to the interior landscape of dreams, medication, longing, and love.

Some Things Are Better Left Said is a record of a life paying close attention — to the city, to the body, to the moments of connection and disconnection that make us human. Sharon's voice is singular: restless, honest, sometimes raw, always alive. These poems do not arrive polished and indifferent. They arrive the way truth does, a little breathless, a little late, and absolutely necessary.

Available July 17, 2026

GenrePoetry collection
ISBN979-8-234-08223-7
Pages67
FormatUS Trade paperback, 6 × 9 in (152 × 229 mm), perfect bound, glossy cover, black & white on 60# cream uncoated
List price$15.00 USD
Publication dateJuly 17, 2026

Rose Sharon lives and works in New York, where she finds her material in the people, chaos, and quieter corners of everyday life. She has been writing poetry since age six and intends to keep going. This is her first collection.

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