Poetry by Britt Wolfe
I write poetry in threes. Why? Because life, like bad luck and forgotten PIN numbers, tends to come in sets of three. So if you read one piece and think, Oh, that’s a bit sad, don’t worry—there’s probably a second one that’s even worse, followed by a third that either redeems the pain or, more likely, kicks you when you’re already down. You’ll find themes running through these poems, like a haunting melody or that one ex who refuses to stay in the past. Consider them a conversation—one I started and am now leaving you to finish. Good luck with that.
Poetry, to me, is just another way of trying to make sense of things that don’t make sense at all—grief, love, the way a perfect moment can slip through your fingers before you even realize you were holding it. Some of these poems are the verbal equivalent of whispering something half-formed into the dark, hoping someone, somewhere, understands. Others are the literary equivalent of standing outside in the pouring rain, shaking your fist at the sky. Either way, they exist now. What you do with them is up to you.
New poems will drop whenever I need to get something off my chest—so if you see a new one, just know that feelings were felt.
Team Us
Team Us is a poem about partnership in its truest form—about learning one another through trial, trust, and time. It began on a beach volleyball court, but grew into something so much more: a life built across continents, with friendship, ambition, and loyalty as the foundation. This poem is for the love that plays hard, works harder, and always shows up—no matter the court, no matter the country.
The Speed of Steady
The Speed of Steady is a poem about how sometimes, love doesn’t tiptoe in—it arrives with quiet certainty and stays. It’s about the way my husband became home before I even had time to question it. From moving in within a month, to inviting my mother into our space with open arms, to building a life full of shared adventures and deep, unshakable love—he has been steady from the start. This poem is a tribute to how fast everything changed, and how beautifully it’s held ever since.
Wrecked in the Most Beautiful Way
Wrecked in the Most Beautiful Way is a poem about how love sometimes shows up unannounced and turns everything upside down in the best possible way. It’s about what happens when the life you planned gets swept aside to make room for something stronger, deeper, and more lasting than anything you imagined. This is the first piece in the All the Ways I Love You series, written in honour of my husband’s upcoming birthday—because the love we’ve built deserves every word, every day, and every reason to celebrate.