things i never got to tell you
About this ebook
Because the day I came alive was the day I chose to love myself again.
Christopher M. Tantillo’s poetry debut, things i never got to tell you, is the first book in a trilogy that interconnects personal narratives with professions about how we find ourselves in the many varied stages of falling in and out of love with others and ourselves. It paints a loose narrative as we navigate love, loss, grief, heartbreak, hope, betrayal, death, what it means to be a man expressing emotions, how we romanticize people and places and memories, and ultimately, healing. Like life ebbs and flows, the poems bounce from dismay to infatuation with the turn of a page.
Tantillo weaves an experience that will leave you heartbroken, seduced, and introspective on your own relationships, past and present. The collection invites the reader to reflect on the things they never got to tell to the people they loved, or that loved them.
About the author
Christopher M. Tantillo earned his MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University and his BA in Creative Writing from SUNY Oswego. He enjoys witty banter, awkward conversations, tarot, tea, and has an unhealthy obsession with gelato. You can find him, and his doggo Benji (Benito), on their own adventures in Niagara Falls, New York, where he grew up. He hopes to spread mental health awareness and advocacy with his writing. He has published essays in The Weaving Knight, The Great Lakes Review, and Twenty-two Twenty-eight.
things i never got to tell you is his poetry debut. He is also the author of The Night I Spent with Aubrey Fisher and Keep You.
You can find him online, and bring him a gelato, at christophermtantillo.com.
