If you find me tell me I made it: A map to survival Hardcover – Large Print, July 12, 2025

IF YOU FIND ME, TELL ME I MADE IT: The Map to Survival is a raw, soul-bearing poetry collection by Arsema Belay that traces the journey of becoming—through exile, heartbreak, healing, and rebirth.Told in five parts, this debut collection captures what it means to live in a body that’s been wounded by silence and softened by survival. From the aching distance of home as an immigrant to the quiet wars of mental illness, to the love that unravels and the strength that rebuilds—it is a story of loss and light. Of becoming your own rescue when no one shows up. Of speaking when your voice shakes. Of remembering who you are when the world forgets.Written for the girls who feel too much. For the ones learning to live with the weight of unspoken things. For the daughter, the lover, the believer, the wanderer—this book is a soft place to land.If you’ve ever asked yourself Will I make it out of this?, these poems answer back: Yes. You already are. Read more