Bøker av Regina Medina Alvarado

The debut poetry book by Regina Medina Alvarado. Dives into life's uncertainties, mystery, hope, and triumphs. Memorializes prolific issues and events that grip America, and society at large, with a path toward healing. Savors the splendor of a poetic dawn and a revealing of hope for mankind. It is both a conversation starter and a keepsake to be shared. This book will stand as a time capsule for our generation, as seen only through the eyes of a poet. Get a front-seat view to this moody, emotional rollercoaster ride that comes full circle into poetry's renaissance. (Sample excerpts below) More about this book: Written in a variety of forms: lyrical, freeform, prose, mini-stories, and ponderings.Reality poetry in an easy-to-read format.CHAPTER 1: Discontent. Anguish. Injustice. Incarceration. Alcoholism. Homelessness. Poverty. Rioting. The pandemic. Violence. Misogyny. Fort Hood. Karma. The California fire in Paradise. Aging. Death.CHAPTER 2: Change. Acceptance. Forgiveness. Hope. Transformation. Infused with the wisdom of age and experience.CHAPTER 3: The beauty of renewal, earth's delights, creativity, reinvention, and second chances. Celebrates the renaissance of poetry we are currently experiencing.Paperback prints in black and whiteSAMPLE EXCERPTS: From "A Place to Call Home""...The shortest straw, bank overdraw, the bag of coal, hard winter's cold, expired goods, ill health, no wealth, tumbleweeds, hunger's greed, life's never-ending needsWas left for you and meA constant yearning for a place of our very ownWithout a non-stop mortgage drainTo see the end of spending painIn a home where children take refuge and feastThen leave you empty-nestedHome converts to final days of restingAwaiting the imminent path of life's finalitySeems we were always put through the wringer>From "Mercury Reserved""...STOP," I yelled at the cop."Please think before you shoot.Stop and look at me--your target: A member of the human groupThis is not the OlympicsNot the time to take first placeNo quick draw-you'll get the short strawPlease put away the maceNo gold medal for legalized killersGo instead, play your video game thrillersYou're intelligent; please learn, discernDon't fall into disgrace."