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Singapore Stroke Survivor Living with Aphasia Terence Ang Wins 2026 NYC Big Book Award® for Brokenness Becomes Beautiful https://t.co/6ZHCl2R1RY

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🏆 A WIN — AND NOW, A NEW REVIEW.

I’m grateful that Brokenness Becomes Beautiful: Inspiring Pieces of Poetry recently won the 2026 NYC Big Book Award in the category of Audiobook: Poetry/Memoir.

Following the award, Ted Olczak, President & Publisher of Printed Word Reviews, shared a thoughtful review of the book.

What means most to me is that the review looks beyond the idea of simply “recovering” from stroke. It reflects on the deeper journey behind the book — living with aphasia, adapting to a changed voice and body, learning to accept who I am now, and continuing to rebuild a life with meaning and purpose.

Brokenness Becomes Beautiful was never about pretending that brokenness disappears. It is about discovering that even through the cracks, something new can still emerge.

I’m thankful to Ted and Printed Word Reviews for taking the time to engage so thoughtfully with the book.

📖 Read the full review here:
https://t.co/si7TlZK5fp

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🏆 I WON THE 2026 NYC BIG BOOK AWARD! 🎉
I am beyond thrilled to share that Brokenness Becomes Beautiful: Inspiring Pieces of Poetry has been named a 2026 NYC Big Book Award Winner in the category of Audiobook: Poetry/Memoir.

This is not just another award to me.

After my stroke in 2020, aphasia changed my voice, my confidence and the way I communicate with the world.

But it did not take away what I wanted to say.

For this audiobook, AI helped me recreate a recognisable version of my own voice — giving me another way to share my words, thoughts and emotions.

AI did not replace my voice. It helped me reclaim it in a different way.

And now, that very audiobook has won an international award.

That makes this recognition incredibly special.

Brokenness Becomes Beautiful was born from vulnerability, struggle, acceptance, healing and the belief that even when life leaves us fractured, something meaningful can still emerge from those broken pieces.

Today, I celebrate not only an award, but the journey behind it.

From losing words… to writing books.
From struggling to speak… to creating an audiobook.
From brokenness… to something beautiful.
Thank you to the NYC Big Book Award for this wonderful honour, and thank you to everyone who has believed in me and supported my journey.
🏆 2026 NYC Big Book Award Winner
🎧 Audiobook: Poetry/Memoir
📖 Brokenness Becomes Beautiful: Inspiring Pieces of Poetry

https://t.co/FvdkrBKf7e

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Vulnerability can become strength. Discover healing, acceptance, and transformation in "Brokenness Becomes Beautiful."GET IT. READ IT. AND BE AMAZED #Poetry #SelfLove #Aphasia

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Brokenness can become the beginning of something beautiful. "Brokenness Becomes Beautiful" explores healing, growth, and self-love. GET IT. READ IT. AND BE AMAZED
#Poetry #Healing #Aphasia

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Beautiful transformation can begin in difficult moments. Let "Brokenness Becomes Beautiful" inspire your journey. GET IT. READ IT. AND BE AMAZED.

#Poetry #Resilience #Aphasia

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From struggle to strength, "Brokenness Becomes Beautiful" celebrates vulnerability, growth, and self-empowerment. GET IT. READ IT. AND BE AMAZED.

#Poetry #Healing #Aphasia

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Even in brokenness, something beautiful can take shape. Discover "Brokenness Becomes Beautiful."GET IT. READ IT. AND BE AMAZED.

#Poetry #Hope #Aphasia

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I have grieved the person I was before my stroke — my independence, my career, my confidence, and perhaps most painfully, the ease with which I once communicated.
Living with aphasia meant that something which had always been one of my strengths suddenly became one of my deepest vulnerabilities.
There were times when I missed my old life so much that I could not imagine what a new one might look like.Over the past six years, I have come to realise that grief and growth can exist together. I can still miss who I was while learning to accept who I am now.
Writing gave me another way to express myself when speaking became difficult, and along the way I discovered strengths, possibilities and a sense of purpose I never expected to find.I am still grieving. I am still healing. Neither journey is finished.
But I am no longer asking only, “How do I get back to the person I was?” Increasingly, I find myself asking, “Who can I become now?”Perhaps that has been my greatest discovery: a changed life can still be a meaningful life.

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Beautiful transformation can begin in difficult moments. Let "Brokenness Becomes Beautiful" inspire your journey. GET IT. READ IT. AND BE AMAZED.

#Poetry #Resilience #Aphasia

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From struggle to strength, "Brokenness Becomes Beautiful" celebrates vulnerability, growth, and self-empowerment. GET IT. READ IT. AND BE AMAZED.

#Poetry #Healing #Aphasia

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Even in brokenness, something beautiful can take shape. Discover "Brokenness Becomes Beautiful."GET IT. READ IT. AND BE AMAZED.

#Poetry #Hope #Aphasia

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Vulnerability can become strength. Discover healing, acceptance, and transformation in "Brokenness Becomes Beautiful."GET IT. READ IT. AND BE AMAZED #Poetry #SelfLove #Aphasia

[GratefulStepsSG @Terenceangbp]

Brokenness can become the beginning of something beautiful. "Brokenness Becomes Beautiful" explores healing, growth, and self-love. GET IT. READ IT. AND BE AMAZED
#Poetry #Healing #Aphasia

[GratefulStepsSG @Terenceangbp]

Brokenness can become the beginning of something beautiful. "Brokenness Becomes Beautiful" explores healing, growth, and self-love. GET IT. READ IT. AND BE AMAZED
#Poetry #Healing #Aphasia

[GratefulStepsSG @Terenceangbp]

Beautiful transformation can begin in difficult moments. Let "Brokenness Becomes Beautiful" inspire your journey. GET IT. READ IT. AND BE AMAZED.

#Poetry #Resilience #Aphasia

[GratefulStepsSG @Terenceangbp]

From struggle to strength, "Brokenness Becomes Beautiful" celebrates vulnerability, growth, and self-empowerment. GET IT. READ IT. AND BE AMAZED.

#Poetry #Healing #Aphasia

[GratefulStepsSG @Terenceangbp]

Even in brokenness, something beautiful can take shape. Discover "Brokenness Becomes Beautiful."GET IT. READ IT. AND BE AMAZED.

#Poetry #Hope #Aphasia

[GratefulStepsSG @Terenceangbp]

Vulnerability can become strength. Discover healing, acceptance, and transformation in "Brokenness Becomes Beautiful."GET IT. READ IT. AND BE AMAZED #Poetry #SelfLove #Aphasia

[GratefulStepsSG @Terenceangbp]

Brokenness can become the beginning of something beautiful. "Brokenness Becomes Beautiful" explores healing, growth, and self-love. GET IT. READ IT. AND BE AMAZED
#Poetry #Healing #Aphasia