In Do You Like Butter?, Brittney Melvin takes the reader on a journey of heartbreak, healing, and the manifestation of dreams.
In her mid-twenties, Brittney Melvin decided to set a course for a life that was entirely her own, and with that decision, she found herself more in love with the world around her, overcome with creativity, and throttling towards experiences just for the chance to write about them later. Part biographical, part pure imagination, these poems explore what it means to be young and to discover what you really want in life.
Within every story and within every life, there are core milestones that define our path, and they include challenges, heartbreak, bravery, peace, and joy. The author uses these poems to explore the myriad of moments that help transform us into who we are destined to become.
Do You Like Butter?: The Meaning Behind the Title
Legend says that if you pick a buttercup up and place it beneath your chin, the color yellow will appear if you like butter. Growing up in the suburbs of Massachusetts, the author and her siblings would take part in the ritual of asking each other "do you like butter?" every time they happened upon a buttercup. Scientifically speaking, everybody's chin should turn yellow due to the way the flower is designed. Most people know this, but it's still fun to try to unearth magic in the ordinary.
In that same way, Melvin uses the poems in Do You Like Butter? to immortalize ordinary life moments by turning them into art.
In Do You Like Butter?, Brittney Melvin takes the reader on a journey of heartbreak, healing, and the manifestation of dreams.
In her mid-twenties, Brittney Melvin decided to set a course for a life that was entirely her own, and with that decision, she found herself more in love with the world around her, overcome with creativity, and throttling towards experiences just for the chance to write about them later. Part biographical, part pure imagination, these poems explore what it means to be young and to discover what you really want in life.
Within every story and within every life, there are core milestones that define our path, and they include challenges, heartbreak, bravery, peace, and joy. The author uses these poems to explore the myriad of moments that help transform us into who we are destined to become.
Do You Like Butter?: The Meaning Behind the Title
Legend says that if you pick a buttercup up and place it beneath your chin, the color yellow will appear if you like butter. Growing up in the suburbs of Massachusetts, the author and her siblings would take part in the ritual of asking each other "do you like butter?" every time they happened upon a buttercup. Scientifically speaking, everybody's chin should turn yellow due to the way the flower is designed. Most people know this, but it's still fun to try to unearth magic in the ordinary.
In that same way, Melvin uses the poems in Do You Like Butter? to immortalize ordinary life moments by turning them into art.