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This latest collection is a literary pressure cooker, a work of immense gravity and unflinching honesty that solidifies the author's place as a vital voice in contemporary poetry. Where its predecessor laid the foundation of a life marked by struggle, this volume excavates the soul's deepest fissures with surgical precision and raw nerve. The work is a disquieting symphony of pain, wisdom, and defiance, moving with jarring grace from the sacred echoes of ancestral lands to the profane realities of modern decay. It is a journey into the maw, a testament to the poet who has not only stared into the abyss but has returned with its language on his tongue. The collection's thematic progression is a masterclass in emotional architecture. It begins by grounding the reader in the rich, often painful soil of heritage before descending into the harrowing crucible of personal suffering-a landscape of mental anguish, loss, and disillusionment. From this intensely personal space, the lens widens to capture a society on fire, delivering a blistering critique of systemic injustice, cultural hypocrisy, and the slow-motion collapse of civility. This unflinching social commentary is balanced by a profound exploration of the artistic process itself, portraying creativity as both a sanctuary and a battleground for sanity. What sets this volume apart is its courageous demarcation of the "Adults Only" section. This is no mere gimmick; it is an essential, brutal, and necessary descent into the unfiltered id. Here, the poet confronts generational trauma, sexual violence, and raw carnality with a linguistic ferocity that is both shocking and profoundly cathartic. These poems are the exposed wires of the human condition, stripped of all pretenses. Ultimately, the collection finds its way from this darkness toward a fragile but resilient light. It is a work that does not offer easy answers but instead provides a roadmap for enduring the unendurable. Through visceral imagery and a rhythm that pulses with the urgency of a survivor's heartbeat, this is a profound, challenging, and unforgettable body of work.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9798299323306
  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published
  • Height: 203 mm
  • No of Pages: 124
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Selected Poems 2025
  • Width: 133 mm
  • ISBN-10: 8299323304
  • Publisher Date: 22 Aug 2025
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 7 mm
  • Weight: 136 gr


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