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Smoke and Streetlight
Paperback
Publisher Price: $57.00
ISBN13: 9784783240563
Publisher: Sable Winters
Published: Sep 25 2026
Pages: 140
Weight: 0.43
Height: 0.30 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
There is a version of you that only shows up after midnight - the honest one.
Smoke and Streetlight is a poetry collection built around the hours most people sleep through: dusk settling over a quiet street, an empty diner at 2 a.m., a long drive with no destination, the particular clarity of 3 a.m. honesty. Written by Sable Winters, these original poems follow a single night's slow arc from evening to dawn, tracing what happens to the mind when the noise of the day finally stops.
This is not a collection about heartbreak or loss - it's about solitude as its own quiet practice. For night owls, insomniacs, night-shift workers, overthinkers, and anyone who has ever found more honesty in an empty parking lot at 2 a.m. than in a crowded room at noon, these poems offer companionship without demanding conversation.
What's inside:
- 120 original poems arranged across ten chapters that move chronologically through one night, from dusk to sunrise
- Vivid, specific imagery - diners, streetlights, static radio, kitchen counters, balconies - that turns ordinary night scenes into moments of real reflection
- A tone that is contemplative and grounded rather than gloomy: solitude explored as peace, not just loneliness
- Short poems for a quick, quiet read and a few longer centerpiece pieces in each chapter for deeper immersion
- A closing chapter that meets the sunrise with calm instead of relief-that-it's-over
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