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From the author of the memoir Beneath the Radar..

Measured is an upcoming poetry collection by Irish writer Naomi Jessop, author of the memoir Beneath the Radar.
This deeply personal collection explores the quiet weight of being measured by family, society, illness, and expectation. Through raw and reflective verse, Jessop examines themes of conditional love, body scrutiny, neurodivergence, trauma, chronic pain, and the long process of reclaiming identity.
Blending emotional honesty with powerful metaphor, Measured captures what it means to grow up navigating invisible struggles while learning to survive systems that demand silence.


Measured is a collection about being weighed long before you knew you were standing on a scale.
In these poems, Naomi Jessop explores conditional love, body surveillance, family hierarchies, invisible illness, and the quiet strategies we develop to survive unstable ground. From growing up as the middle child in a system that rewarded silence, to learning what unconditional love feels like for the first time, Measured traces the cost of being evaluated instead of embraced.
This is not a book about fragility. It is about survival.
And the moment you realise you were never the problem.

This poetry collection will resonate with readers who appreciate emotionally honest poetry, trauma-informed storytelling, and reflective writing about resilience and personal growth.

Naomi Jessop's Measured poetry book is book about:
Poetry about trauma and healing
Poetry about chronic illness
Poetry about family trauma
Fibromyalgia poetry
PTSD poetry
Neurodivergent poet