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    A Distilled Spirit: Pained Prose from a Bar
    A Distilled Spirit: Pained Prose from a Bar
    A Distilled Spirit: Pained Prose from a Bar
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    A Distilled Spirit: Pained Prose from a Bar

    By Joseph Pinto

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    a distilled spirit.

    pained prose from a bar...

    these are conversations heard both outside and inside my head,
    interludes drawn from sights seen in front of and behind my eyes;
    an encapsulation of regret and regression, death and demise.
    they are the interpretation of lives unraveling before me.

    become my companion interloper as you sip from this collection,
    or slam it back in a gulp.

    pain is beautiful. pull up a chair.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJoseph Pinto
    Release dateFeb 9, 2018
    ISBN9780999112717
    A Distilled Spirit: Pained Prose from a Bar
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    Joseph Pinto

    Joseph Pinto is the author of the poetry collections From My Front Steps (2021), Scotch and Scars (2020) and A Distilled Spirit (2018), the poignant novella Dusk and Summer (2008) and the horror novel Flowers for Evelene (2005) - as well numerous dark fiction tales; his unique voice has been showcased in a multitude of anthologies and magazines as well as individually published short stories.He is known as the barflypoet – and yes, he really writes poetry from inside bars.Indulge in Joseph’s work at www.josephpinto.comFollow him on:- Instagram: @joseph_a_pinto- Twitter: @JosephAPinto- Facebook: Joseph A. Pinto, barflypoet & author of dark fiction- YouTube (spoken word poetry): Joseph Pinto, the barflypoet

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