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Let Freedom Reign: Ode to the Semiquincentennial of the Declaration of Independence
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Series: Let Freedom Reign
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Publisher: C J Z Media Island
Pages: 74
Weight: 0.28
Height: 0.20 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The emotional journey within Let Freedom Reign captures the essence of freedom and the human experience, inviting readers to reflect on their own stories. This collection of poems weaves together personal narratives and historical influences, celebrating the diverse tapestry of American life. A profound exploration of freedom and identity unfolds, with each poem capturing the essence of the American experience through vivid imagery and heartfelt reflections.
Engage with the emotional journey that resonates with the spirit of democracy and the diverse threads of our shared history.
Thirty poems, including the title poems Let Freedom Reign, Declaration of 2026, and Women of Liberty 250, a poem derivative of public domain and fair use content formatted by C. J. Zyck into verse from the very words of the 25 women profiled, and three verse stanzas touting each woman's legacy.
Acrostic, Ode, Elegy, Imagery, and Free Verse are styles making for an eclectic, diverse reading experience.
The subject matter ranges from patriotic icons, such as the colors of the flag, to the magnificence of a July 4th fireworks display.
A few poems contrast the original interpretations of the Declaration of Independence with the modern-day interpretations debated today. This book is both the pride and the humiliation, the courage and the cowardice, the rational and the irrational, the reasonable and the unreasonable, the secularist and the monotheist, the patriot and the criminals against humanity. It is America through my lens, from metaphysical speculation to existentialist conflict and considerations, and finally to the transcendental experience of evolution and growth.
C J Zyck'a influences include Walt Whitman, e e cummings, William Carlos Williams, Langston Hughes, Theodore Roethke, Elizabeth Bishop, Robert Lowell, Emily Dickinson, Edgar Allen Poe, and hundreds of contemporary poets whose works he reads enthusiastically.
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