Clarity & Connection
Yung Pueblo
From the celebrated author of Inward comes a new collection of poetry and short prose focused on understanding how past wounds impact our present relationships. In The Love Between Us, Yung Pueblo describes how intense emotions accumulate in our subconscious and condition us to act and react in certain ways. In his characteristically spare, poetic style, he guides readers through the excavation and release of the past that’s required for growth. more
256 pages, Paperback
First published Andrews McMeel Publishing
4.3
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Yung Pueblo
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Diego Perez is a meditator, writer, and speaker who is widely known on Instagram and various social media networks through his pen name Yung Pueblo. The name yung pueblo means “young people.” it serves to remind him of his Ecuadorian roots, his experiences in activism, and that the collective of humanity is in the midst of important growth. his favorite word, liberation, took on a deeper meaning once he started meditating vipassana. through writing and speaking, he aims to support the healing of the individual, realizing that when we release our personal burdens, we contribute to a global peace.Contact: diego@yungpueblo.com
Instagram: @yung_pueblo
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really beautiful messages to reflect on and to aid healing, but it was too repetitive, sadly. more
I have never encountered this author or his work before reading this book but was not surprised to learn, after finishing the book, that he began his thoughtful journey during a meditation course focused on the self. There is material on self-awareness, personal relationships, and society at large, but it all comes back to self. Life is trauma and recovery. Not trauma as we often think of it, perhaps, but the trauma of “jealousy, anger, doubt, and low self-worth. ” And the recovery “is not about managing your emotions; it is about managing your reactions to your emotions” because “our reactions tell us what our mind has internalized from our past experiences. more
I am certain that this work will help some people and some will find it very useful. But for me it's not good poetry and it's not self help I need at this moment. Really just seemed like mantras or good advice with line breaks: "find a partner who is as committed tosupporting you in good times as they arein the tough moments of growth and healing. coming together as imperfect people can bechallenging, imperfection can sometimes causeunintentional conflict, especially when one isgoing through a moment of inner turbulence. "I hope that someone finds solace and guidance from it, but it was not the book for me. more
This was Instagram poetry at its finest, albeit more experimental in terms of length and rhythm. It was simplistic, pretty pointless, and oh yes, endless, to the point where the same idea kept repeating in multiple poems, and the volume wasn't the shortest, either. It has a target audience of Rupi-Kaur-press-space-&-share-life-advice fans. more
Every page for me was a gift. Yes, some were reminders of what I have heard in the past, but beautifully said. I read it during my time off and it really helped me relax and come back to my self. I also took the opportunity to reflect on my relationships and see where I can improve on with the advice this book provides. I've seen mixed reviews about this book and glad that I read it for myself. more
Very interesting read. Really loved the way it was divided by themes and all. Maybe a little bit repetitive but really insightful. It was eye opening at times. It might give you different perspective on multiple subjects. more
Not my thing. Couldn’t get through it all, had to stop at around 60%. I felt like I was being told what to do, think, feel, and how to live by someone who… I’m sorry, what are your qualifications. Instagram. Maybe this is palatable on Instagram in small doses, but I cannot sit here and read nearly 300 pages of it. more
This is another book to put on my bedside and pick up on bad days. 5 stars . more
“ it is up to us to make compassion structural. to create an inclusive society in which people are not left behind because of their differences but embraced and centered so that all can flourish. ” i was gifted this a long time ago after a particularly tough breakup, and wowww i am so silly for not having read this back then. it is so beautifully written, and the poetry style of the prose made it so much easier to get into a meditative state while reading it, i could feel my breath and heart rate slow down immediately and that felt sooooo good. i tabbed all my fave sections and i can’t wait to go back and reread them as often as i need to to keep me on my healing journey. more
0/10 do not trust the Goodreads Choice Awards poetry finalists💀. more
An insightful and impressive poetry collection of emotions, relationships, healing, self-awareness, growth, releasing, acceptance, communication, vulnerability, and love. Yung Pueblo is the pseudonym of Diego Perez, who was born in Ecuador, raised in Boston, lived in New York City, and returned to Massachusetts. He was inspired to write this body of work after seeing the power of healing and transformation while attending a silent vipassana mediation course. He and his wife continue to meditate. There were a lot of poems that I loved, and here are a few of my favorites:how many relationships would havegone a different way if the goal werenot just to find harmony as a couple,but to also find harmonyas individuals. more
2 starsSelf help statements in the guise of poems. The content isn’t bad, but I’d have rather read the ideas in essay format, expanded upon & explained better. These poems just didn’t feel very poem-like to me. [What I liked:]•Some poems are generic self help/therapy/mindfulness concepts; some are reflections on the poet’s own experiences. I preferred the latter, though those still were vague enough they felt generic. more
eARC Netgalleygerman and english reviewJa, nein. Ich mochte die Idee von dem Buch, die Umsetzung nicht so sehr. Ich weiß nicht mal genau was das Buch sein sollte. Es ist wirklich mehr Self Help anstatt Poesie, ist es wirklich dann schon Poesie wenn es einfach nur in einem besonderen Format geschrieben ist. Als Self Help Buch hätte mich das Buch komplett überzeugt, längere Texte, genauer auf Dinge eingegangen und nicht so viele Wiederholungen (manchmal hab ich mich echt gefühlt als wenn wir uns im Kreis drehen) und das Buch hätte mindestens 4 Sterne von mir bekommen. more
If y'all don't know Yung Pueblo, you are seriously missing out. Follow him on his socials, sign up to get his writings delivered to your inbox, pick up a copy of CLARITY AND CONNECTION, and prepare to be blown away. Yung is a genius, and this is a book to be savored, to be read in fits and starts because you need time to digest the gorgeous prose and ruminate on how his messages apply to your own life. It’s pages are meant to be highlighted and dog-eared because they are crammed with nuggets of wisdom on personal transformation, building self-awareness, and deepening your connection with the people around you. Out now, and worth every penny. more
I can't decide if I love this book,Or hate it,Which is a strange place to be. So I gave it a three. more
Bullet Review:Yung Pueblo is being added to the list of my favorite poets, along with Joy Harjo. This was incredible. Maybe not everyone will love it, but I absolutely loved the words and messages and themes. The last two months have been awful and these have helped sooth my grieving soul. more
Various thoughts on topics revolving around authenticity, compassion and simply being okay and growing as a person. I very much like the format, which sort of reminds me of a contemporary Meditations, the poetic style and the messages. more
“only in being can i feel real peace”this book feels like it was written FOR me to read at precisely this moment. more
One of my favorite books of the year. Not long, as each page is just a line or paragraph, sometimes more, with simple, universal truths and teachings that are more needed than ever. more
2021 Reading Challenge Week 31: PoetryI am, admittedly, the farthest thing from a poetry expert, but I had a hard time accepting this collection as actual poetry. It feels more like a collection of little informal essays that vary in both length and quality. Whatever it is, the collection is a bit uneven - it felt repetitive and overly long, but also a bit incomplete. That said, the patient, persistent reader will be rewarded with some very nice little moments. more
Heal yourself, but don’t rushHelp people, but have boundaries Love others, but don’t let them harm youLove yourself, but don’t become egotistical Stay informed, but don’t overwhelm yourself Embrace change, but keep pursuing your goals. I needed to hear a big majority of these poems. I’ve been feeling overwhelmed and drained but this is something I definitely needed to read. more
yikes. Would have DNF'd but it checked off a category for the library's reading challenge so I pushed through. more
3. 5 stars Lots of relatable gems in here. more
Many life lessons gathered into one big heartwarming book. It took me a while to read since the passages demand some sort of reflection from the reader. I’m taking the author’s words straight to the heart and hoping to implement them in the future. more
Atm Sydney Australia is in lockdown with the delta strain of Covid -19. While working as a Registered Nurse in this time, our anxiety and workload is through the roof. Taking a step back to read this in down time was just what I needed. Especially to. assist me with relationships with myself and others during this pandemic "more of us are healing ourselves and actively helping heal the world "I felt that. more
Recommend reading this collection of poems in chunks. Breezing through it like a regular novel will likely make this less enjoyable . more
Čudnu vezzu imam sa ovom knjgom poezije. Kako nešto može da bude "common sense" a da opet zvuči dobro i da nakon svake pesme klimam glavom "da ovo mi je trebalo da čujem". I tako svaki put. Volim što je direktan. I bez obzira što preferiram lirski stil izražavanja volim što piše jezikom naroda. more
This poetry book was good and it had a lot of wow poems but I found that 70% of this book was just the same repeated thing and it got repetitive and drawn out. It felt more like a philosophy book than poetry . more
sometimes, somebody writes a book that reads as if the words were written by you, or were borrowed using the thoughts at the forefront of your recent mind. more