Poetry that heals & reveals
by: Shela brown.
A good writer is one who pleases themselves.
Every voice carries a story worth hearing. At Poeaxtry’s Poetry Prism. We shine a light on those stories. The raw, real, and resilient. Our Book Spotlights celebrate independent authors and poets who speak truth through art. Today, we’re honored to feature The Good Die Young by Shela Brown — a powerful, vulnerable collection that transforms pain into poetry and healing into art.
The Good Die Young (TGDY) is a 91-page digital poetry collection and memoir, evoking raw, unfiltered emotion. These poems follow a young woman navigating heartbreak, identity, and the depths of mental health struggles—depression, anxiety, and PTSD.
Through each verse, TGDY explores how innocence transforms, how pain shapes us, and how expression becomes survival. This project is more than poetry; it’s reflection, release, and rebirth. A right of passage and a pivotal part of the author’s healing journey.
“The Good Die Young”
🛒 WHERE TO FIND THE GOOD DIE YOUNG:
Instagram: @_babysham1
TikTok: @__babysham
💫 WHO IT’S FOR:
For the art lovers. For the healers. For anyone who has ever felt deeply and quietly at once.
For those still finding themselves after the storm. This is a safe space …soft, heavy, and honest.
The Good Die Young reminds us that art is survival, and that writing can be a home for every emotion we’ve been told to silence.
Through The Prism, we continue to uplift voices like Shela Brown’s . The voices that turn pain into power, and vulnerability into strength.
If her story resonates with you, share it forward. Every share helps another poet, author, artist,or creative be seen. And another story be heard.
I created Poeaxtry’s Poetry Prism because too many voices were told they weren’t enough. Either too soft, too loud, too different, too much. And I wanted to build a space where “too much” becomes exactly right.
Every spotlight, every poem, every project under Poeaxtry_ exists to remind creators that their stories matter. The goal isn’t fame or followers … it’s community visibility, validation, and connection.
I do this for the ones who never saw themselves on the shelf. For the ones who were told to edit out the truth. For the ones still healing, still creating, still daring to speak.
Because when one of us is seen, we all shine brighter.
— Axton, Founder of Poeaxtry_
