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How Many Poems Are In Pillow Thoughts?

2026-02-04 23:38:11

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Benjamin

I am currently flipping through Pillow Thoughts by Courtney Peppernell. The author has done an excellent job of organizing her poetry into sections of similar themes, such as “If You Are in Love” and “If You Are Sad.” As for the amount of poetry within the book, I can try to remember, but it contains somewhere around 200+ poems throughout the entire book. Even though there are so many, each one leaves an impact just like a post-it note on your mirror, and they all linger in your head.

I think what I like most about this collection is that it does not feel too long. Yes, it is lots of poems, but the poems have an impact so the reader is not bogged down by the numbers. Some of the poems are only a few lines and others run the length of the page, but every single one of them takes up space in your head. Just read them one by one like you would be reading waves at the beach. That is where the magic is.

2026-02-08

Vivian

I’m realizing that I never actually did get a confirmation of the exact number of poems in ‘Pillow Thoughts’. My copy has approximately 200 poems, but the following installments, including ‘Pillow Thoughts II’, contain many more. Each poem is of varying length—usually three lines, sometimes three stanzas—and they all feel like they have equal weight. The whole book is kinda like a scrapbook of emotions, some pages are bare while others are chock full of notes and photos and mementos. Just read the book for the first time? Don’t worry too much about the number of poems. Just let it happen to you.

2026-02-09

Quinn

Counting poems in 'Pillow Thoughts' is sort of like trying to count stars in the sky - it’s possible but you sort of miss the point. I’m pretty sure older editions have 200+ or so poems in them but Peppernell has probably added a few to later editions as well as made a few changes. A lot of his poems are fragmented thoughts which he weaves together into a sort of emotional blanket and some of his poems are fully formed verses that express a complete thought - so really there isn’t any real point in trying to count up all of the poems.

As I lent my copy of Pillow Thoughts to all of my friends, each one fell deeply in love with completely different poems. My friend even admitted that she ONLY loves the heartbreak poems, while another only loves the hopeful ones. I love that this book is a complete choose-your-own-adventure for your feelings. If you really must know, there are about 200 poems in total. But honestly, open to any page and you’ll find something that really clicks with you.

2026-02-10

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