Alaskan Vogue: Poetry from the Land of Ice and Shadows
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (866 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0692729313 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 80 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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. And yet there is a great emptiness that we all feel when darkness reigns and silence fails to deliver that which we seek. bliss.Alaskan VogueI never thought the word "writer" would be used to describe me and the thoughts that tumble out of my head onto paper. It's a new me, giving away words all neatly packaged up in rhyme.I have lived in interior Alaska off and on for nearly twenty years. Alaska gets in your blood. It lures you in, then takes your soul hostage, becoming part of who you are, who you become. From the Back Cover There is nothing m
Clearly I haven't yet learned the secret to a long and happy relationship with the opposite sex, but it hasn’t stopped me from giving it the old college try. Alaskan Vogue is really an ongoing diary, written in the form of poetry. Pleasure, pain, loss and gain is all here, waiting to spark the imaginations of those who think they might have what it takes to be Alaskan Vogue.. I have a somewhat rebellious nature and have spent most of my life raging against the machine of accepted society norms, which is probably why I ended up living in interior Alaska. You have to want more than shopping malls, fashion and manicured lawns. Alaska is a place a person can get lost in. Alaskan Vogue has been a coping mechanism helping me to mentally survive and ultimately shine in this magnificent place I call home. It's the thoughts of a woman who showed up as a girl and has spent years in and out of relationships of the heart, all while hauling water, changing tires, and building her own fires to keep the cold at bay. Yes the poems that follow are drenched in cynicism, but there is more to the story. one way or another. Alaska can eat you alive, or you can learn to thrive. It is afte
Alaska Dreamer Beautifully written poetry from Alaska. This is first book of poems I have purchased in my 73 years of buying books. They say alot about the writer and those that have experienced similar issues. I connect with lady as I to have deep love for Alaska. Every summer i track from Ha