I Hope You Remember

Poems on Loving, Longing, and Living

By: Josie Balka

Narrated by: Josie Balka

For fans of Rupi Kaur and Cleo Wade, this first collection of poetry from the viral TikTok poet Josie Balka evokes themes of nostalgia, love, envy, and hope, speaking to the universal longings that live deep in our souls.

I’ve never seen anyone at a public pool with a memorable enough body, good or bad, that I think about it ever again.

If this line sounds familiar, it’s because you’ve heard it in the background of thousands of videos on social media—a humbling reminder from poet and radio personality Josie Balka that what’s important in our lives now isn’t necessarily what’s important to us in the long run.

I Hope You Remember, Josie’s first book of poetry, includes this poem and over eighty others, some previously published and others never shared before. Every moment in this collection hits home, rhapsodizing on universal experiences like jealousy, family relationships, complex body image, falling in and out of love (with others and yourself), and the everchanging lens of nostalgia. With sparse, clear prose, Josie’s poetry looks to bring forth deep feelings like grief, envy, apathy, joy, and, most importantly, hope.

Evocative and full of force, these poems will hit you in the gut, pull your heartstrings, and make you long for moments past.

©2025 Josie Balka (P)2025 Simon & Schuster Audio

Forever remembering this

Josie wrote this beautifully. Packed with emotions for you to feel, sit with, and release.

Love Josie and her poems

If you like short poems this is perfect. She really focuses on grief and self love and self growth. I throughly enjoy her voice and the way she reads her own poems .

Her voice makes the poem.

Her voice reading such beautiful words really makes it 10 times better. The words alone are so impactful, but the audiobook is top tier.

Her voice

Amazeballs please make another book soon and come to New York and do a signing soon!!!

Heal the part of you that you didn’t know healing…

Get ready to laugh, cry, reflect and fall back in love with life that we forget to put into poetry. These words heal parts of you that you didn’t know needed healing. Falling back with lives lessons and journey

Relaxing listen

I went on a good emotional roller coaster in the time it took to listen to this book. She gave me pause. She made me smile, She made me take a deep breath in thought.

Fabulous

Josie’s poems are so relatable and touch on the beautiful and hard things in life. She gives a wonderful performance as well 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

loved this so much

her voice is so easy to listen to and her poetic talent is insane. 10/10

Fantastic Book

I absolutely love this book! Josie reading it makes it so much better! Definitely something I will listen to over and over.

To feel less alone is a gift.

What a beautiful book. Filled with poems that speak to the wisest parts of each one of us. A short listen that leaves you feeling less alone in a world that can often feel very isolating and lonely!