THE ART OF UNLEARNING
We are allowed
to change.
And we are allowed
to bloom.
Poems of survival, resilience, and the quiet work of learning to be yourself.
Explore the collection
For the girl who survived
and the woman who thrives.
THE POETRY COLLECTION
The Art of
Unlearning
Poems of Survival, Resilience,
and Understanding
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Some things we learn to survive.
Some things we learn to let go.
In this deeply personal collection, Jean M. Johnson traces a journey through emotional wounds, the defenses we build, and the gradual discovery of our own strength.
Across five sections, these poems move from difficult beginnings toward understanding, resilience, and a life with room to grow.
For anyone learning to take up space, trust their voice, or meet themselves with a little more kindness.
FIVE SECTIONS. ONE JOURNEY.
- IThe Root of It All
- IIThe Armor I Grew
- IIINurturing What Survived
- IVMeeting Myself Again
- VAnd Still, I Bloom
BEHIND THE WORDS
Meet Jean.
Writing toward understanding.
Jean M. Johnson is a poet and writer with a background in journalism. Her work explores survival, grief, resilience, and the ongoing process of learning to love yourself.
The Art of Unlearning brings together poems shaped by lived experience—from the ways we protect ourselves to the possibility of setting that armor down.
Through her writing, Jean makes space for difficult feelings, honest reflection, and the strength that can grow alongside them.