Heartbreak Haiku is Deborah’s first chapbook and received rave reviews and accolades in the fall of 2010. This expression of poetic love by soulful spoken word poet Deborah Magdalena is a heartfelt and honest account of her battle with the process of relationships and heart break. The words don’t just jump off the page-- they singe your skin right down to the core, right down to your soul. "I needed to write heartbreak haikus so that I could live through the love, the shock, the rage, the mourning, and the forgiveness that comes with a heart break to be able to truly find the ultimate love--self-love, and to understand my self-worth,” states Deborah.
“In Heartbreak Haiku, Deborah transforms into a 21st century, Samurai, Adobo-Eating, Guerrera Princess who channels her poetic-god in an attempt to conquer the trials and tribulations of her past, present, and future relationships.” Nuyorican poet Shaggy Flores