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    In the End: Apocalyptic Poetry
    In the End: Apocalyptic Poetry
    In the End: Apocalyptic Poetry
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    In the End: Apocalyptic Poetry

    By Debra Kraft

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    This collection of speculative poems explores the darkness that makes us shiver in fear and anticipation. But it doesn't leave us there. Moving from endings to beginnings, look for a promise of revolution, of standing up and taking back control. What can you do when you can do nothing? Maybe nothing more than dance in a starlit dream. And maybe that's enough.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDebra Kraft
    Release dateJan 5, 2013
    ISBN9781301307135
    In the End: Apocalyptic Poetry
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    Debra Kraft

    A writer by nature, Debra Kraft has never experienced a time in which she has not written, although she has taken a meandering path to publication. Her background includes a fine arts degree and work as a junior- and senior-high school teacher before landing in an automotive industry position in the field of quality management. She has had the good fortune to travel fairly extensively, finding inspiration in Japan, England and Mexico, as well as a variety of places within the United States and Canada.

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      In the End - Debra Kraft

      In the End: Apocalyptic Poetry

      Debra Kraft

      Copyright 2013 Debra Kraft

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      Dedication

      This book is dedicated to: Kami Marie Villaneuva (18), Cynthia Jones (16), Michelle Urbin (16), and Melissa Urbin (14), who fell victim to the darkness of a serial killer; and to the timely efforts of the FBI and the Oakland County police, who stilled that evil hand before it could bring its darkness to the 35-year-old woman who had been trapped in the trunk of his car. I Touched the Hand of Evil was inspired by my own chilling encounter with their killer two weeks before his arrest. When his eyes met mine I felt like prey to his predator, instinctively sensing the evil within him. Perhaps I was saved by circumstance, perhaps by guardian angels. Either way, I feel a connection to his victims and a

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