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Learning to Love: The Autobiography of a Poet
Paperback
Publisher Price: $10.99
ISBN13: 9780986420917
Publisher: Renaisance Rogue Publishing LLC
Published: Mar 31 2026
Pages: 76
Weight: 0.25
Height: 0.16 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Learning to Love is a deeply personal reflection on a life experienced through poetry and memory. In this book, Philip N. Rogone shares moments from his youth, his relationships, his time during the Vietnam era, and the emotional experiences that shaped his journey as a writer.
Beginning with the innocence of a young boy discovering love for the first time, the story moves through the excitement of youth, the challenges of marriage, heartbreak, and the painful realities of war and loss. Each poem captures a moment in time and reveals the thoughts and emotions that accompanied it.
Throughout the pages, the author reflects on friendships, family struggles, romantic relationships, and the search for meaning in a complicated world. Some pieces are tender and hopeful while others reveal the confusion, loneliness, and reflection that come with growing older.
Written across many years, these poems form a quiet record of a life lived fully and honestly. Together they create a portrait of a man learning about love, loss, responsibility, and the passage of time.
Learning to Love invites readers to walk through these memories and perhaps recognize pieces of their own experiences within the words.
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