{"product_id":"before-i-knew-better-samantha-jo-pfisterer-9798994001530","title":"Before I Knew Better: (and other poems of Becoming)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese pages are the unedited voices of who I was: the dreamer, the romantic, the girl who wanted to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe wrote of love before she'd ever held it. She wrote of heartbreak before it truly found her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese poems are my proof of becoming, the raw blueprint of the woman I would rise into.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is my origin story: the before, the learning, the growing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e__________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBefore I Knew Better (and other poems of Becoming)\u003c\/em\u003e is a deeply personal collection of 130 poems tracing the landscape of a life in progress. From the first poem shared publicly in 2001 to the reflective voice of 2025, this collection captures girlhood, grief, longing, faith, love, loss, and the quiet strength found in growing up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an origin story in verse: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe before, the breaking, the learning, the becoming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love contemporary poetry about growth, healing, and the tender ache of becoming who you were always meant to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Samantha Jo Pfisterer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798994001530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pfisterer Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.41d","brand":"Samantha Jo Pfisterer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440718524671,"sku":"9798994001530","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2a19c3f0-71d7-4836-b90d-c28f102b3a6a.jpg?v=1777184346","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/before-i-knew-better-samantha-jo-pfisterer-9798994001530","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}