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Life was smooth sailing and quite normal up until my mom Janis was killed in a car accident heading from Santa Cruz California to Carmel when I was 11 years old. After her death, life changed drastically from a nice gentle breeze to a category five tornado; an inferno of drugs, lies and alibis. Let's just say… No more smooth sailing. When the dust began to settle at the age of 24, I enlisted in the United States Navy and set sail for a better life...
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Life will never be simple for those who experience it, only moments will be easy, and many will be hard. Having negative thoughts is not an unfamiliar experience while going through difficult moments in life, and trying to understand these moments can be even more challenging to manage.Relief can be found through connecting feelings with others. In this collection, moments of grief, sorrow, and anger are all to be related with as it's read, alongside...
3) A New Dawn
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Within the tender pages of 'A New Dawn,' find solace and comfort. This poignant collection of poems and inspirational quotes is a beacon of light for those treading the difficult path of grief and loss. Offering a heartfelt embrace to those who seek sol
4) Dark Essence
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The words on the page seemed to pulsate with both life and death, each poem teeming with raw emotion. The pages were like a kaleidoscope of human experience, one poem bursting with vitality while the next dripped with sorrow. Sun and moon motifs adorned the covers, representing the constant duality of light and darkness in these verses. Each line was a brushstroke, painting a vivid picture of what it means to live and die, to be alive and unliving....
5) Dark Mirror
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A collection of light and dark writings, poems that span the spectrum from uplifting to harrowing. Each verse holds a unique power, whether it be for good or for ill. Some words will inspire and uplift, while others may chill the heart and stir uneasy feelings. Together, they create a balance, showcasing the beauty and darkness that exists within our world.
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"Parirle a la Muerte" trata temas existenciales desde una perspectiva intensamente personal y poética. O. T. Socas utiliza un lenguaje evocador y lírico para crear una conmovedora experiencia poética que ahonda en distintos aspectos de la vivencia diaria. Los poemas emplean metáforas y simbolismos para transmitir pensamientos y emociones relacionados con la mortalidad, la pérdida y la lucha contra las adversidades de la vida.
7) Dark Unmask
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The rawness of reality, captured and immortalized through words. A literary landscape filled with poems that drip with emotion, storytelling that weaves intricate tales, short stories that transport you to new worlds, quotes that leave you pondering, and riddles that challenge your mind. This is a place where words are the currency, and emotions are the currency exchange. Where the power of language meets the depths of human experience.
8) Broken Minds
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This is a book which all those who love great poetry will enjoy.Poetry, believes Radhakrishnan, is emotions expressed in words. In this small volume with the minimum of words, he expresses so much of the emotions that we all undergo. The words touch a chord in all of us, these words have the power to inspireand heal.Life is cyclic, nature is cyclic. After the scorching heat of summer, comes cool rains in the monsoon. From grief, we need to seek happiness.The...
9) Damaged
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Embark on an emotional journey through the verses of "Damaged," where the complexities of toxic relationships are laid bare. Each poem explores the tumultuous landscape of a woman's heart, navigating the unpredictable seas of love with echoes of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. An intimate portrayal of emotional rollercoasters, heart-wrenching uncertainty, and the resilient spirit seeking liberation from the tempest. Through these verses, the reader is invited...
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An ode to the overlooked. A tribute to mediocre donuts. A lament on lost dreams. In Cracked & Broken, award-winning poet Sean Petrie celebrates the things we crack and break through, to make it to middle age.
Cracked & Broken is a tender mix of storms and sunrises, friendships and heartaches, laughter and loss and love-and a reminder that there is always another daybreak in the beautiful, mistake-filled journey of life.
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"Halloween is upon us once again,It's time to scare a very close friend.Don't forget to light the Jack O' Lanterns and do not stray,For he'll make sure to drive away the monsters heading your way."From what?" You ask, trust me don't ask no more,It won't be long now until they start knocking at your door.Don't question why they haunt you and don't be so afraid,The howls and horrifying screams are just Halloween's Serenade." A collection of original...
12) At a Loss
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At a Loss is a collection of poetry focusing on the themes of grief, coming of age, parenthood, family, and personal growth. Spanning 15 years from the poet's time in college through her turbulent twenties and into her thirties, this book chronicles her journey into adulthood. She reflects on the heavy burden of loss that comes with love. Both heartwarming and heartwrenching, these deeply personal poems provide a bridge between hurt and healing.
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The stunning, startling collection that is also the last work from a major poet
A woman named Mildred starts laying eggs after feathers from wild poultry begin coming down the chimney. A man becomes friends with a bank robber who abducts him and eventually rues his captor's death. A baby is born transparent.
James Tate's work, filled with unexpected turns and deadpan exaggeration, "fanciful and grave, mundane and transcendent," (New York Times)...
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Shadows linger all around us, but the one we refuse to acknowledge is the one looking in the mirror. What does your reflection say about you?
Shadows and Mirrors explores the darker aspects of the self. Life, death, love, hate, pain, and healing collide in this dark poetry collection from Rena Aliston.
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Ces poèmes, écrits entre l'adolescence et la jeune vie d'adulte de l'auteur, sont le reflet d'un être parfois ambivalent qui exprime ses émotions, sentiments, souffrances et rêves pour renforcer sa volonté de vivre. Dans ce recueil, qui est une métaphore de sa propre vie, les vers et les rimes servent à dénoncer des injustices, à raconter des expériences vécues ou à s'évader dans un imaginaire empreint d'intimité.
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From a two-time winner of the National Poetry Series competition, a bold new collection of poems lamenting the state of the world-and offering poetry that might save it
"Civil twilight" occurs just before dawn and just after dusk, when there is still light enough to distinguish the shapes and contours of objects but not the richness of their detail.
Beginning with the idea that nothing can be seen clearly in the light of the present, the poems in...
17) Dark Wild Realm
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The award-winning poet Michael Collier's elegiac fifth collection is haunted by spectral figures and a strange, vivid chorus of birds: From a cardinal that crashes into a window to a gathering of turkey vultures, Collier engages birds as myth-makers and lively messengers, carrying memories from lost friends. The mystery of death and the vital absence it creates are the real subjects of the book. Collier juxtaposes moments of quotidian revelation,...
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"The wound is the place where the light enters you." - RumiPoetry, a timeless art, represents the beauty of life in the simplest of words, bringing forth the sentiments of the heart.Move across 'The Last Bus,' where love prevails in the regret of an unfinished tale. 'Faded Memories' shows a teenage girl's heart, enamored by an unforgettable love. 'The Moon of the New Moon' is a protagonist's words calling his lover to come back. It is filled by a...
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This book is a journey into the heart and mind of a poor devil, consisting of 150 poems that talk about afterlife, dying and living again, God, human, animals and nature. She experiences a self-exploration that stands as a spiritual journey which travels us through words to dreams, thoughts, and surreality. The secret is that the poor devil is now a black flower that speaks, uttering the hope that this life form be the last.
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The Skrews Poetry Syndication is an independent literary publication that is dedicated to the darker, pain-filled words of poets who've experienced severe adversity, trauma, and tribulation in their lives. While the element of suffering is often held in high esteem in the poetry community, most poets who haven't already created a name go unheard. This publication is here to change this. We are by those, for those, and celebrated by those who are in...
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