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I'm Still Standing
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Publisher Price: $9.99
Publisher: Palmetto Publishing
Published: Sep 15 2026
Pages: 42
Weight: 0.13
Height: 0.09 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
From Lowcountry roots to distant battlefields, one soldier never stopped writing home.
You know what it feels like to carry stories no one asks to hear. The memories of grandparents who shaped you, the neighborhoods that raised you, the losses that changed you forever. You have tried to explain what it means to grow up between worlds, between Gullah drumbeats on the shores of St. Helena and the cold silence of a barracks at three in the morning. But the words never come out right in conversation. They only come out in poetry.
I'm Still Standing is the second poetry collection from D. M. Newton, a 26-year military veteran who learned to transform a lifetime of joy, grief, and grit into verse. From a grandfather who marched into the woods to confront a Boo Hag and never flinched, to the ache of standing in an empty field where a grandmother once hummed gospel beneath pecan trees, these poems move between the sacred and the street with fearless honesty. They travel from Brooklyn stoops and Georgia Avenue fish joints to Arlington's rows of white headstones, carrying the weight of service, survival, and family love in every line.
Inside these pages you will find:
- Vivid Lowcountry and Gullah heritage brought to life through rhythm and memory
- Raw, unflinching reflections on military service, injury, and resilience
- Warmth, humor, and heart rooted in the real stories of one American family
Inspired by the night his father stood outside a locked door and surprised everyone by simply saying the words that became this title, D. M. Newton proves that standing still can be the bravest act of all.
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