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Mythically Defiant Poetry: Where the Fairytale Ends and Truth Begins
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Oct 13 2025
Pages: 142
Weight: 0.38
Height: 0.30 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Mythically Defiant
Where the Fairytale Ends and Truth Begins
Not every story needs saving.
Some just need to be seen.
In this illustrated collection of poetic reflections, the fairytales we grew up with unravel to reveal something far more human.
Here, not all Cinderellas get saved by a prince.
Rapunzel measures time by the weight of her own hair.
A mermaid regains her voice and refuses to be silent again.
The Boy Who Foresaw Wolf learns what it costs to be right too soon.
You'll Never Guess My Name explores the comfort-and the danger-of loving what was never real.
And Alice discovers that waking up can look a lot like falling.
Each piece pairs verse and illustration: soft pencil sketches with quiet pops of color, every poem introduced by a vivid full-color title page.
Beneath each lies a Poet's Note, tracing the thread of thought that ties each myth to something unmistakably real.
These aren't retellings.
They're moments - of truth, of consequence, of seeing through illusion.
They follow what happens after the spell breaks, when the story keeps going and the world doesn't turn away.
Mythically Defiant stands on its own -
a book of mirrors, hearts, and human stories told in the language of myth
For readers who love:
Illustrated poetry with emotional depth
Modern fairytales and mythic reinterpretations
Books that blend art, story, and reflection
Poetic collections like The Universe of Us or The Prophetl
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