Book overview
spoiler alert: these were not all the words i wish i said. in fact most of these words i wish i didn't write. just to the small fact of, i wish i didn't care... but sadly i do. but if i said the words i wish i did, then they wouldn't be my little secret, they would be words on paper in a book. they would be words taken out of context, because the world loves to take things out of context. the words i wish i said are between me and my party of a brain. because if you knew the words, then you would have such an advantage over me, and my quiet showers where i ramble on to myself about my words wouldn't be my secret anymore. you may be able to take most of me but you'll never be able to take all of me.
Caitlin Kelly is a young author and poet best known for The Words I Wish I Said, a collection that gained viral traction on social media in 2021 and reached #1 in Amazon Poetry sales, as well as #1 in Women's Poetry. The book's success marked a turning point in her career, introducing her work to a global audience and solidifying her voice within the contemporary poetry space.
She began self-publishing at sixteen years old with her debut collection, The Words of a Madman, and went on to release four poetry collections between the ages of seventeen and twenty. Her body of work includes The Words I Wish I Said, The Perks of Solitude (April 7, 2021), and Monsters of the Mind released on January 27, 2022.
Known for her emotionally intimate and reflective style, Caitlin explores themes of solitude, longing, and the things left unsaid through poetry, prose, and personal writing. In addition to her poetry, she is currently working on her debut novel, expanding her storytelling into longer-form fiction while maintaining the raw honesty that first resonated with readers.
