Tanzieha Noor is an emerging poet who began capturing her thoughts, emptiness and hopes in ink during her teenage years. "Before the Morning Grew Old" is her debut collection of somewhere teenage poems, dedicated to anyone searching for the light after a long night. She was 12 when she started her writing journey. This book is dedicated to her teenage writing. For her, writing has always been a way to transform the chaos of growing up into something beautiful and lasting. This collection is born from late nights, quiet realizations, and a fierce belief in tomorrow. Through these pages, she invites readers to honor their own transitions, reminding them that no matter how deep the shadows feel, the light is always worth waiting for. While she recognizes that these early pieces contain teenage mistakes, a lack of words, and may not fully match the refined writer she has grown into today, she chose to keep this collection exactly as it was originally written. She refused to alter a single line because she does not want to lose the raw, authentic truth of her teenage thoughts.
​To the teenage self her first book belongs.