Goodreads Choice Award winning poet Trista Mateer and "expertly exposes the intensity of first love and " in this emotional collection of sapphic poetry. and "I still remember you as a little girl who overwaters plants because she doesn't know when to stop giving. and "Mateer's Honeybee is part poetic memoir and part manual for letting go. Each poem, bittersweet on its own, weaves together to tell a heart-wrenching tale about heartbreak and identity. Following an imperfect love story between best friends all the way to its messy end, this collection is a reminder that you are not defined by the people you walk away from or the people who walk away from you. and "It would be a shame to look back on this and (out of bitterness) not call it love. and "