Stardust and Butterflies

At just 15-years-old Nathaniel Iews introduces himself to the world as an emerging young voice in Stardust and Butterflies his debut collection of poetry. With poems about adolescence self-image and self-love identity heritage and growth: Stardust and Butterflies is unapologetically teenage.Written as an ode to youth from a fresh voice in poetry Stardust and Butterflies is a collection that follows the imagined life cycle of a butterfly a symbol of metamorphosis and transformation across four chapters. In this striking collection Nathaniel explores the arduous journey of growth as a teenager: reminding readers that we are made of stardust and are like butterflies eye-catching in boldness and set out to rise.