A Poet's Curse
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These poems say the things that many people wish they could, but feel they probably can't.
Uncomfortable truths, observations about life, and unashamedly honest responses to hateful people make this collection of poems highly relatable and deeply, darkly satisfying.
Joanne Van Leerdam
Joanne Van Leerdam is a poet, blogger, writer, thinker, puzzler, teacher, traveller, photographer and generally nice person. Despite having lived all her life in Australia, she has, thus, far, avoided being killed or consumed by any of the deadly wildlife, which is probably a good thing. Other than Australia, Canada is her favourite place in the world. In addition to writing powerful, thought-provoking poetry and short-but-incredibly meaningful stories, she teaches senior high school English, History and Drama/Production. She is an active member and performer in her local theatre company. Her poetry is contemporary, sensual, moody and easy to read - and it will get you in the feelings.
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A Poet's Curse - Joanne Van Leerdam
To the people who tried to bring me down and destroy me:
How very awful it must be to be you.
Copyright ©2018 by Joanne Van Leerdam.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.
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Edited and enhanced by Joanne Van Leerdam, 2018.
1st Edition, July 2018
Published by WordyNerdBird for
Joanne Van Leerdam
www.jvlpoet.com
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CONTENTS
A Poet’s Curse
She
Broken Trust
Smiling Assassin
The Brother’s Knife
Lies and Manipulation
Rude
Desert
The Point Of No Return
Realisation
Teflon
Whistler
The Light Bulb
Liar
Siren
Reality Check
My Mistake
One Way Street
Telemarketer
Folly
Evil
Mother of Evil
Spider
Voodoo Doll
Nevermore
Don’t Call Me
Click
A Poet’s Curse.
May the holes in your road ever deepen,
May the wind scream its rage