Amy Roullier is a British writer and poetry creator. She explores love, loss, heartbreak, toxic relationships, self‑love, and healing.
I never set out to write a poetry book about being single. But years after navigating divorce, online dating, and societal pressure to be partnered, I began to notice something: the world often treats single people – especially women – as if they’re just on pause. As if their lives are temporary drafts, waiting to be finalized by a relationship. I may have been single, but I certainly wasn’t paused. …
Empowering Poetry for the Single Soul | By Amy Roullier. I spent nearly seven years of my thirties navigating an on-again, off-again relationship with being single. For much of that time, I convinced myself that my singleness was a choice — someone else’s, not my own. It felt like a burden I couldn’t shake, no matter how hard I tried. I began to ask myself: where was I going wrong? …
