I Would Leave Me If I Could.

***I Would Leave Me If I Could.*** is the title a book of poetry by Halsey. It is the first book written by Halsey and was published on November 10, 2020 through the Simon & Schuster publishing company.

It retails for $24.99 however, prices may vary for different retailers.

## Background

The collection of poetry was announced on June 25, 2020 on Halsey's social media profiles. She told her fans that she "wrote a few thousand sentences but am somehow struggling to string together a single one to summarize how excited [she is] about this." The book has 144 pages and features around 83 poems.

Retailers all feature the same description of the book:

"*Grammy Award–nominated, platinum-selling musician Halsey is heralded as one of the most compelling voices of her generation. In I Would Leave Me If I Could, she reveals never-before-seen poetry of longing, love, and the nuances of bipolar disorder.

 In this debut collection, Halsey bares her soul. Bringing the same artistry found in her lyrics, Halsey’s poems delve into the highs and lows of doomed relationships, family ties, sexuality, and mental illness. More hand grenades than confessions, these autobiographical poems explore and dismantle conventional notions of what it means to be a feminist in search of power.

 Masterful as it is raw, passionate, and profound, I Would Leave Me If I Could signals the arrival of an essential voice.*"
—Book's description

Halsey also stated that the book is written from an Ashley POV instead of Halsey.. She also stated that "a good chunk of it is about [her] life before [she] was 'Halsey'." But there’s a lot of present day insights too that [she] do[es]n’t often get to express. [Her] feelings on family, loneliness, power, gender and sexuality, and longing."

Moreover, Halsey has also stated that she has written many more poems and that if people like this book that she would release another one.

## Artwork

The book cover artwork is a painting called *American Woman* and was painted by Halsey herself. The painting features a continent and an ocean.

## Format

The book is available as hardcover (paper-over-board), eBook and as an unabridged audio book.

## Poems

*Note: Due to copyright reasons and because the wiki aims to support Halsey we have only created pages for poems that have been released online by Halsey herself or those that feature lyrics from songs. Please do not create articles for any other poems.*

2. Due Date
3. I Want to Be a Writer
4. Homemaker
5. Summer Fruit
6. You Were First
7. I am Angry Because of My Father
8. Layers
9. Inventory
10. Battles
11. Memorize
12. Stockholm Syndrome Pt. 1
13. Wish You the Best
14. The Question
15. I Met a Mind Reader.
16. The Tourist
17. Onanism
18. The Party
19. The Breakup
20. The Professional
21. Lullabye
22. Virus
23. Likely as the Rain
24. Watermelon
25. Blubber
26. Pussy
27. The Mirror
28. Bad Day: 1
29. Eight
30. Is There Somewhere Else?
31. With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
32. Tongue Twister
35. The Funeral
36. Hereditary
37. Drama Queen
38. Tertiary
39. Telltale
40. Bad Day: 2
41. Tornado
42. Lighthouse
43. The Painter
44. Mind the Gap
45. Guts
46. Laundromat
47. Thumbelina
48. Studio City
49. Everything
50. Travis
51. Antagonist
52. Bad Day: 3
53. The Baker
54. Ordinary Boys
55. Fun Girl
56. Powerless
57. Let's Have Breakfast
58. DNA
59. 16 Missed Calls
60. Forever...Is a Long Time
61. Bad Day: Epilogue
62. L Train
63. High-Five Kids
64. Having
65. A Story like Mine
66. Stockholm Syndrome Pt. 2
67. Long-Distance Relationship
68. Smoke
69. Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
71. Refrigerator Blue
72. The Cave
73. Parasite
74. Forever Cursed In Love Are the Observant
75. The Pattern
76. I Would Leave Me If I Could.
77. Bright Eyes
78. Devil In Me
79. Bring on the Black!
80. Something for Them
81. Seventeen
82. I Left the Party
83. I Wish that I Were Manic all the Time

## Links

* *I Would Leave Me If I Could* - Official Website
* *Amazon* - Buy the book at *Amazon*.
* *Barnes & Noble* - Buy the book at *Barnes & Noble*.
* *Target* - Buy the book at *Target*.
* *Simon & Schuster* - Buy the book at *Simon & Schuster*.
* *Indiebound* - Buy the book at *Indiebound*.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Amazon* - *I Would Leave Me If I Could* by Halsey
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Barnes & Noble* - *I Would Leave Me If I Could* by Halsey
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 *Instagram* - @iamhalsey - "I wrote a few thousand sentences but am somehow struggling to string together a single one to summarize how excited I am about this. “I Would Leave Me If I Could.”, my first collection of poetry, is available for pre-order now. Link is my bio // iwouldleavemeificould.com‬"
4. ↑ *Indie Bound* - *I Would Leave Me If I Could* by Halsey
5. ↑ *Twitter* - @halsey - "about 135 I think White heart
6. ↑ *Twitter* -@halsey - 100% !!!!
7. ↑ *Twitter* - @halsey - "A good chunk of it is about my life before I was “Halsey”. But there’s a lot of present day insights too that I don’t often get to express. My feelings on family, loneliness, power, gender and sexuality, and longing. Sooooo much longing.
8. ↑ *Twitter* - @halsey - I hope so! If people like the first one hahaha
9. ↑ *Twitter* - @halsey - "when they made me stop haha. I’ve written so many more since!
10. ↑ *Twitter* - @halsey - "You guys are so smart this painting I titled “American Woman” it’s absolutely a continent and an ocean"
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 *Simon & Schuster* - *I Would Leave Me If I Could* by Halsey