A lyrical poet, Clementine von Radics presents In a Dream You Saw a Way to Survive, a collection of brutally honest poetry that lends itself to the powerful anthem of survival.
This collection bravely explores life at its darkest and most inspiring moments-drawing on central themes of love, loss, mental health, and abuse. An attempt to understand and to be understood, In a Dream You Saw a Way to Survive is an ode to vulnerability that delivers concentrated, thought-provoking, and earnest verse.
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[In a dream, I cut open my own arm and out poured a river that snaked its way through Oregon]***
(Andrews McMeel Publishing, 9 April 2019, 96 pages, ebook, ARC from @AndrewsMcMeel via # netgalley and voluntarily reviewed)
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I absolutely adored every poem in this collection. The poet uses themes that are universal; love, loss, fighting to survive, regret, mental health and different form of abuse. These themes are personal as well and speak to many people, myself included. Some of the poems are heart-breaking and I had to step away from reading them. I could feel the poet's emotion with every line. These poems were a pleasure to read. These are the kind of poems that speak to me, I love to read them, listen to them and write them.