Ravens and Romantics
Paperback
Publisher Price: $14.99
Publisher: Mercedes Paradiso LLC
Published: Mar 31 2026
Pages: 166
Weight: 0.37
Height: 0.38 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
A strong, confessional voice powers these free verse poems...A powerful collection...Confident, confessional, and confrontational poems, cast in gothic darkness. -Kirkus Reviews
Ravens and Romantics is a collection of contrasts, a poetic exploration of shadow and light, heartbreak and hope, solitude and connection. It blends timeless, vintage echoes of love and darkness with the raw, contemporary realities of modern life, creating a space where timelessness and the present coexist.
In Ravens, the poems explore the darker corners of the human experience, where loss, sorrow, and pain take flight. In Romantics, the poems celebrate love, beauty, and strength, reminding us that light shines brightest against the dark.
Together, these poems reflect the complexity of being human, how darkness and tenderness coexist, and how even in our most haunting moments, there is a promise of light.
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