The Opposite of Heartbreak is a poetic anthology that reimagines Black queer love through an Afrofuturist lens where softness, desire, and connection are not rare, but ever present.  In this visionary collection, artist and writer Lonnie Woods III offers twenty original poems that move through five emotional phases: Doubt, Disarmament, Depth, Decadence, and Destiny.

Each phase guides the reader through a journey of unlearning fear and reclaiming intimacy. Rather than promising romance, this book creates space for single Black queer men to imagine love without bracing for loss, to explore desire without punishment, and to believe in belonging without conditions.

Both tender and expansive, The Opposite of Heartbreak is an invitation to dream beyond pain and step into a future where love feels safer, fuller, and within reach.

One where you experience the opposite of heartbreak.