You Are Not Alive - Couverture souple

Esparza, Omar G

 
9781098332860: You Are Not Alive
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1098332865 ISBN 13 : 9781098332860
Editeur : BookBaby, 2021

Synopsis

"You Are Not Alive" tackles the deepest questions haunting the human condition. What is existence? What is art? Does it even make sense to search for the meaning of life? Why do we die? How do we confront our inner demons? What does it feel like to be fragmented by trauma? The acclaimed Instagram poet Omar Esparza does not hold back when diving into these pressing issues, often wading through paradoxes with breathtaking lyricism.


The first half of the collection confronts the issue of trauma as well as the psychological effects it has on survivors. It also tackles the philosophical quandaries that are often associated with the physical impact of trauma: depersonalization, fragmentation, anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts.


The second half of the work is a literal journey from the abyss of addiction to the author's reconciliation with the prospect of eternal nothingness. It is not a turn to religion. It is not a rejection of religion either. It is a call to embrace our mortality through the acceptance of our being the All, and vice versa.


Dividing the two sections is a collection of images representing snippets of the poems found throughout the book. The images can also be found on various social media platforms.


The reader should not expect a path toward redemption in the traditional sense. This is not a self-help book. This is an inspirational group of poems but with a dark caveat. It is a guide for learning to accept the unacceptable facts of the human condition. It is one person's quest to transform the belly of the Whale of Nothingness into a real, concrete, worldly, finite Paradise.

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À propos de l?auteur

Omar Esparza is an educator and poet based in the US. He has been published in numerous venues for his fictional, academic, and poetic works.

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Éditeur
BookBaby
Date d'édition
2021
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1098332865
ISBN 13 
9781098332860
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
74
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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