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    Bloom: Expanded Edition
    Bloom: Expanded Edition
    Bloom: Expanded Edition
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    Bloom: Expanded Edition

    By Lexy Courneya

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    Bloom is a collection of poems from different genres which pays tribute to Mother Nature and documents a teenager's journey through abuse, sexual assault, and mental health struggles. Bloom, which includes many of Lexy's award-winning poems, has reached 42nd on Wattpad's poetry charts and continues to gain popularity.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLexy Courneya
    Release dateOct 12, 2017
    ISBN9781370352210
    Bloom: Expanded Edition
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    Lexy Courneya

    Lexy Courneya is a college freshman whose infatuation with poetry began 6 years ago. Since then, Lexy has written countless poems on topics ranging from cosmology to homophobia in Russia. Lexy's work has appeared in 8 issues of the national literary arts magazine Teen Ink and been featured on the opening page of Flash. She is best known for her contemporary haikus, including the award-winning "How the Clouds Formed." Lexy's premier anthology, Bloom, chronicles the metamorphosis of a resurrected phoenix who hymns Mother Nature and erodes oppressive edifices with the same tectonic lips; the collection elucidates natural phenomena and documents a teenager’s journey through abuse, sexual assault, and depression. Through sharing her experiences with trauma, Lexy hopes to bring comfort, validation, and attention to fellow survivors who have long been silenced by rape culture and the stigmatization of mental illness.

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      Bloom - Lexy Courneya

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      Copyright 2017 Lexy Courneya

      Published by Lexy Courneya at Smashwords

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      contents

      dedication

      genesis

      bloom

      musings

      gloaming

      survive

      flourish

      about the author

      author’s note

      connect with me

      dedication

      dedicated to my

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