Love & Misadventure

"Frank poems about love, sex, heartache and betrayal" from the international bestselling, award-winning author, and social media sensation (The New York Times).

The journey from love to heartbreak to finding love again is personal yet universal. Lang Leav's evocative love poetry speaks to the soul of anyone who is on this journey. Leav has an unnerving ability to see inside the hearts and minds of her readers. Her talent for translating complex emotions with astonishing simplicity has won her a cult following of devoted modern poetry fans from all over the world. Forget the dainty, delicate love poems of yore; these little poems pack a mighty punch.


Lang Leav is a poet and internationally exhibiting artist. Her work expresses the intricacies of love and loss. Love & Misadventure is her first poetry collection.


"Lang Leav tackles nothing less than love and all its messy, glorious complexities." —Elle

"Leav is one of a new generation of bestselling poets catapulted to celebrity and coveted book deals." —The Guardian

"Upon reading, you would think her pieces are not as much made of words than they are of feelings—a skill at expression not a lot of contemporary poets could grasp." —Momumento

"Poetry rarely brings in big bucks but Australian writer Lang Leav is changing the game." —The Straits Times