Listen… This Is Only Temporary is a book about the quiet work of becoming whole again. These poems move gently — like breath after panic, like light after a long night — tracing the truth that healing is not a straight path but a heartbeat of forward and backward steps.

EJ Lee writes with tenderness and clarity, offering poems that feel like sitting in stillness with a friend. This collection pairs beautifully with her first chapbook, Shhhhh… Slow Down and Sound It Out, expanding her exploration of sound, silence, and self.