What a lovely collection of poems! I made a goal for myself to read more poetry this year and reading same by hannah rosenberg was a perfect choice to carry out that goal. What I liked: straightforward and honest poems about girlhood, womanhood and everything in between. What I didn’t like (not that it wasn’t “good”, I just couldn’t relate): the repetitiveness of being a mother and motherhood. Some of my favorite poems from this collection were “Me as a woman, me as a girl,” “In the middle of the night I wake up coughing,” and “It all, I think, comes down to friendship.” 
Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the ARC!

I received a complimentary copy of this book of poetry from the publisher via NetGalley. All opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

I was excited to receive this book because I enjoy reading poetry. In complete honesty, I had not read abt of Hannah Rosenberg’s poems before being approved for this book. I found her poems raw, honest, and relatable. I especially enjoyed the sections with poems about accepting yourself as you are, and friendship, and family. I look forward to reading more of Hannah’s poetry.

I have been on a huge poetry reading kick and this did not disappoint! Beautiful poetry. I hadn’t heard of this author before but I look forward to reading more.

I love this poetry collection and how it touches upon motherhood, marriage, adulthood, and friendship. I can see that this will be a book I'll buy for friends and family. I don[t usually feel this way about poetry, but this collection really resonated with me. Kudos to Hannah Rosenberg. I can't wait to read more from this author.

The poetry book written in such a beautiful way reveals something. I feel it every time I read this book. These poems show many life stages through various things.

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC of Same in exchange for an honest review! A poetry fan getting to read this during national poetry month and what a treat that is.

3.5 stars ⭐️ rounding up to a 4 for social platforms without half star ratings.

As someone who can relate to the author and so many of the experiences that were written about, I really did enjoy this collection. It felt like a hug, a candle lit on a rainy day and a long conversation with a close friend.

* What I liked:

Like author Hannah, I am an adult woman, a champion for other women, a mother to a daughter, a wife, a sister to a sister, and someone who has a centered life around the family and home. It was beautiful to see so many of my own thoughts and feelings reflected back to me in such a beautiful way. This collection of poetry took on an honest and hopeful aura that is destined to help you heal and move forward from old thoughts and patterns.

Separated into several sections of dedication, I enjoyed the poems dedicated to our younger selves, our friends, and our children very much. Many of the poems within these sections made me very emotional and even changed the way I viewed a thing or two.


* What wasn’t my favorite:

While working my way through this collection, it started to feel a bit repetitive by the midway point. Even after moving into different sections there was a lot of repetitive word usage and circling themes /cadences. I would have enjoyed more variety and perspectives between the poems, but if not that at least between the separate sections.

As someone who is a lover of freestyle poetry, a good amount of these poems fell flat. Many of them lacked creativity, versatility and did not bring up much feeling in me. While I appreciated what was being said, it felt more like (at times) someone jotting down a quick note about the day they’ve had. There is power in that as well but maybe it wasn’t for me.


⭐️ Overall this book was a big warm hug and definitely capable of drawing out some tears and deeper feels. I’d definitely recommend this for mothers who want to find solace in knowing you’re not alone or to others who are looking to walk in someone else’s shoes for a while to build understanding and empathy.

The poems in this are really easy to read but I don't think it's breaking any boundaries. I find it hard to judge poetry because if its not in the sphere of sameness as the others I don't really see a difference. If you like poetry you'll probably like it but otherwise I'm not sure it's anything crazy!

I really, really enjoyed this collection of poems about body positivity, motherhood, friendship, self-care and self-love and so much more. They were accessible, relatable and thoughtful and are sure to resonate with many women, mothers and non-mothers alike. Some of my favorites included The compliment game, Marriage of friends, Cycle of women and Same. Highly recommended, especially for fans of poets like Amanda Lovelace.

Favorite lines:
"I think of what a gift it is to be part of a cycle of women who care. Who are cared for, who take care of their young and each other, who know how to care well for themselves."

"it is hard to describe how good it feels to be part of a group of women who belong to each other."

"We never know whose day we will change, whose life will be impacted by our words. The lesson, I think? Give compliments wherever you go."

I didn't expect a book of poetry to feel like group therapy, a late-night FaceTime, and a hug in hoodie form—but here we are, and it's a debut collection?! It speaks softly but hits hard, reminding us that the most mundane details of our lives—the toothpaste crust on the sink, the half-drunk coffee, the texts left on read—are also sacred. She writes about womanhood, friendship, marriage, motherhood, and the weird in-between moments with a tone that’s both confessional and communal. It’s like she’s cracking open her own life just enough for you to see your reflection inside it. There’s an ease to Hannah's honesty that makes you feel like she’s writing to you, not at you. Same isn’t just a title—it’s a shared sigh, a wink, a hand squeeze.

5/5 for the tenderness, the truth, and the reminder that the messy middle is where the magic lives.

hannah rosenberg describes 'same' as a collection of love letters and i absolutely love that description.
she has an incredible ability to write about ordinary things in such a beautiful way that fills you with joy and makes you fall in love with life. her words tugged at my heartstrings and i found myself deeply resonating with the emotions she's capturing in her poems.
the poems about friendship and motherhood hit me the hardest and i teared up more than once. i found myself thinking "same" so many times because she expresses everything i've felt and everything i hope to feel one day.
i really loved this collection and can’t wait to read more from hannah rosenberg!
～thank you to st. martin's press and netgalley for the arc!

I am clutching my heart through my chest and whispering 'same' back at this book. Hannah Rosenberg covers everything I have either felt or want to feel.

Remembering kind comments from teachers years ago? Check.
Wanting to connect with younger me and say look, I'm still here and thriving (despite not having everything figured out)? Check.

Marriage of friends made me cry (she's actually posted this one to IG, please read it!). I have bittersweet memories of my college roommates and it's hard for me to look back on it all without an aching heart, but god do I miss the closeness. The inside jokes and laughter, the nights trying new recipes and setting off smoke alarms, the changes and new experiences and fear that comes with it all. This book catapulted me back to a time I wish I could return to; possibly for a redo, but also just to feel something I'll never get to experience again.

I wasn't familiar with Hannah's work prior to this book, but any author who writes about women as lovingly as Hannah does has earned me as a fan. I think the poems about friendship are really where this book shines brightest.

My favorites have to be
- Marriage of friends
- The places I've lived are like people I love.
- So I call my body "she"
- I took my thighs to the beach.
- Same
- June

I typically reach for poetry that touches on topics that I struggle with. Same was such a breath of fresh prose, and exactly what I needed at this time in my life.

As a woman, mother, wife, sister, daughter, and friend I fully identified with each portion of this collection of poems. I became teary at the portion focused on friendship, because it touched on exactly the kind of soul friends that I am lucky to call mine. Hannah Rosenberg’s love letters to each of these areas of life resonated so deeply with where I am in my life, that I constantly felt the need to share with others each part that made me feel seen.

If you enjoy poetry, or want to read something that is full of love and positivity, I would highly recommend picking up Same when it releases on October 21, 2025.

Thank you St. Martin’s (via Netgalley) for gifting me with an eARC, all thoughts expressed are my own.

I hardly ever read poetry but decided to pick this up after seeing it available on NetGalley. I really enjoyed it and found myself relating to a lot of it, especially the sections on the loss of her grandmother and her relationship with family. There was a lot about motherhood that I couldn't relate to, but overall, I thought it was beautifully written.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martins Press for the eARC in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Griffin for the advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review! This collection of poetry was a beautiful dedication to the people in the author’s life. I especially loved how she broke it up into chapters dedicated to those people. The section of poetry about friends was the most impactful for me in my current chapter of life, but I can see how this would speak to readers in all walks of life: the new mothers, the newly-weds, those just graduating college.

Do I think her poetry is a bit in line with Instagram poets? Sure. There isn’t quite the same masterful use of words like Amanda Gorman or Ocean Vuong, or the classic poets. But I still found her words to be really impactful, and I highlighted quite a few passages. I will probably be buying copies of this for close friends because of how much these poems touched me :)

<i>Same</i> publishes on October 21, 2025.

Arc review

In this book there is poetry about friendships, parenthood, marriage.
I personally really liked the friendship part.
But I can't completely relate to the parenthood since I'm not a parent myself.
But I do think is awesome to read if you are a mother/parent yourself.

I think it is a good poetry book, with parts for a lot of people.
But it wasn't my favorite ever.
3.5/5

Thank you so much for everyone involved for the arc!

This was a sweet book and I loved the premise (same). The poems didn’t grab me or “sing” for me but I thought it was an excellent effort! Thanks so much for letting me read this.

Stunning. So relatable but written so honestly I could hardly breathe. I'm going to buy a copy for every close friend and mom friend I have, because everyone needs to hear their own thoughts and worries reflected back at them so lyrically.

5 stars. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

This is a lovely book of poetry. I have followed the author for some time on Instagram, and I was hopeful the book would be as comforting as her posts. I was not disappointed! While the focus of much of the book is on loving oneself and also young motherhood, I could still relate even though I am much further along in a parenting journey. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

The one line that spoke to me to the most was from the poem Turns Out and it said: "turns out, I learn, that none of us are the villain, victim, the hero, the saint."

The section of poems on friendship really spoke to my heart (and had me in tears, if I’m being honest). By far, these were my absolute favorite.
Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to review this book early and gifting me the ARC copy! The pub date cannot come soon enough so others who enjoy poetry have an opportunity to read this.

Thank you St Martins Press for this eArc. I adored so many of these poems!! I couldn’t relate to the motherhood one, but those were still beautifully written. I highlighted so much and will be buying the physical book whenever it releases.

One of my favorite poems was The Compliment Game
“𝘎𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰. 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯, 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥.“