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    Surrounded by Gods, the Atheist Speaks
    Surrounded by Gods, the Atheist Speaks
    Surrounded by Gods, the Atheist Speaks
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    Surrounded by Gods, the Atheist Speaks

    By Michael Leamy

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    This is a collection of intimate poems, written by the author of The Atheist Bible. They were intended as a study in constrained free-verse associative thought, and of course they grew. Cycling, diving, life ... explored in four lines.

    These works were written between 2009 and 2012 in Victoria, B.C., Canada.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCopperSpoon Publishing
    Release dateJan 16, 2015
    ISBN9780992158453
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      Surrounded by Gods, the Atheist Speaks - Michael Leamy

      Surrounded by Gods, the Atheist Speaks

      By

      Michael Leamy

      Copyright 2012. Michael Leamy

      Published by CopperSpoon Publishing

      Cover and Artwork by Michael Leamy

      ISBN: 978-0-9921584-5-3

      Also available in paperback. ISBN: 978-0-9921584-6-0

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      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author. All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

      Foreword

      Surrounded by Gods, the Atheist Speaks was originally published as My-Ku, a variation of its working title Mike-u, but I decided to change the name when I learned of a site created and run by poets who had already coined the term. To add insult to injury, they used the term to describe short, four line poems. Great minds and all that, right? Years later I am happy with my decision, as the new title better reflects my aspirations for this work.

      This new 2015 edition was created with the goal of improving the layout and mood, as well as prepare it for publication as a paperback. The addition of ink drawings was an element I had wanted to include in the original work, but my software skills were not up

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