My Lovely, Lonely Mirror

My Lovely, Lonely Mirror is the debut poetry book of identical twin sisters Leila & Julia Eshaghpour. The book reflects on themes of love, infidelity, mental illness, isolation, coming of age, and self-doubt. The work reads as innocent and questioning, with a sense of deep longing both in oneself and in others. The poems, written mostly in free verse, move with a current of rhythm and emotion to provide readers with a sense of solace on even their darkest days.

My Lovely, Lonely Mirror is Leila & Julia Eshaghpour's co-written debut poetry book. Featuring intimate poems that span the past decade, the book explores themes such as love, infidelity, mental illness, isolation, coming of age, and self-doubt. The body of work sheds light on the universal nature of loneliness, evoking emotion in its readers and providing them with a sense of solace in their own times of need. The collection of poems also navigates how one can break free from the constraints of her mind, and if this freedom is at all attainable. The poems ― some co-written and some individually written ― were created with the intent of providing the warmth of empathy to its readers, even in their most hopeless moments.

Leila & Julia Eshaghpour are a pair of identical twins who are both passionate about poetry and have been writing poems together since age eight. Leila has recently graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Economics & Management and a minor in Philosophy. Julia has recently graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Philosophy. The duo has co-written their first poetry book, My Lovely, Lonely Mirror, and are extremely excited to share their poems with the world.