Librería Samer Atenea
Kálamo Books
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
Some memories turn to ash. Others turn to amber - and you can still see clearly through them, years later, exactly as they were.Ash and Amber is a poetry collection about the bittersweet ache of remembering who you used to be: summer porches that felt endless, backseat windows on long family drives, high school parking lots where whole friendships were built, and the winter kitchens that get a little quieter every year. Written by Juniper Calloway, these original poems move through a lifetime of small, specific memories - the ones that don’t make headlines, but somehow never let go.This is not a collection about tragedy. It’s about the particular, complicated sweetness of growing up, growing apart, and growing into who you are now - while still carrying every version of yourself that came before.What’s inside:- 120 original poems arranged across ten chapters that trace a loose life arc from childhood summers to hard-won adult gratitude- Vivid, sensory imagery - cut grass, old photographs, gas station snacks, holiday kitchens - that turns ordinary memories into something worth sitting with- A tone that is warm and reflective rather than mournful: nostalgia as gratitude, not just grief- Short poems for a quick wave of recognition and longer centerpiece pieces in each chapter for deeper reflection- A closing chapter that reframes nostalgia itself as proof of a life worth remembering
