All in on Empty
The debut collection by Natalie Halloway. Available now in paperback and ebook.
Recognition, without pretending healing is clean
All in on Empty is a raw contemporary poetry collection about reinvention, grief, anxiety, casino life, and the brutal quiet of starting over.
After moving more than 1,300 miles from everything familiar, Natalie Halloway found herself rebuilding beneath desert skies and casino lights — writing through heartbreak, displacement, exhaustion, and the slow work of becoming someone new.
These poems are not polished reflections written safely from the other side. They are pieces written in the middle of the storm: on sleepless nights, after long shifts, under red desert sunsets, and in the moments when survival had to become a language of its own.
For readers who have ever felt uprooted, heartbroken, unseen, or forced to begin again — this collection offers recognition without pretending healing is clean.
For readers of Amanda Lovelace, Andrea Gibson, and the confessional tradition of Anne Sexton and Sylvia Plath.
“Not perfection.
Recognition.”
Quick Facts
- Author
- Natalie Halloway
- Publisher
- Kismet Chaos Publishing
- ISBN-13
- 979-8-9967146-5-0
- Format
- 5 × 8 paperback, 126 pages · ebook
- Price
- $16.99
- Published
- June 2026
- Distribution
- Ingram / IngramSpark
- Audience
- Adult
“I am not a reader, and I’m certainly not a writer, so it takes something truly special to hold my attention. All in on Empty did exactly that. I read it without putting it down. Natalie has an incredible gift. The poems made me feel like I was walking beside the author through her journey, and that kind of honesty is rare.”
— Illinois Reader, 5-star review
“I am blown away… these poems tore through my years and struggles as a young adult. It touched many feelings I had tucked away. Really dynamic.”
— Missouri Reader, 5-star review
Reviewer names and personal information have been removed to protect privacy.
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