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Poetic Suicide
Paperback
Publisher: American Poets Inc.
Published: Jan 12 2025
Pages: 30
Weight: 0.12
Height: 0.06 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Poetic Suicide is a raw, evocative exploration of the human condition, where joy and sorrow dance in delicate balance. In this deeply personal collection, Samuel Ludke navigates the complexities of happiness, pleasure, and pain, capturing the paradoxical nature of existence. Through haunting imagery and unflinching honesty, Ludke delves into the soul's darkest corners, exposing the bittersweet tension between the fleeting moments of bliss and the weight of inevitable suffering.
Each poem is a testament to the fragility of life, where the pursuit of pleasure often collides with the shadows of inner turmoil. Yet, within this turbulence, there is also beauty-a relentless quest for meaning, a yearning for connection, and the quiet acceptance of life's contradictions. With lyrical grace and raw vulnerability, Poetic Suicide examines how the search for happiness can sometimes lead us into the very depths of despair, yet never entirely extinguishes the spark of hope.
This book is not for the faint of heart, but for those willing to confront their own complexities and find solace in the shared experience of human fragility. Poetic Suicide is both a cry for release and a celebration of the paradoxes that make us fully alive. It is a journey into the soul, where pain and pleasure collide, and in their intersection, we find the truth of our existence.
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