Awake in Dreams, Sleeping Death Away

By Jason Waddle

Awake in Dreams, Sleeping Death Away is a pun on the different states of consciousness, which is open to multifactorial answers. In reality, the observations in the poems leave the readers perhaps with more questions than answers.
The three states of consciousness--awakening, sleeping, and dreaming--hint at the fine line between life and death. The entire book can be seen as a dream.
Awake in Dreams, Sleeping Death Away does not try to scientifically claim any truths, but it does attempt to question what we may hold as true. It is more important to experience the poems, rather than to actualize them in an objective manner. No doubt the meaning or truth in these poems, if any can be found, will be organic and morph with each new reader.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
• Release date: Feb 28, 2020
• ISBN: 9781645755197

Jason Waddle

Jason Waddle holds a B.A. in English Literature from McMaster University. Jason has studied psychology at Concordia University and continues to take courses at Waterloo University. He has published multiple poems and short stories. Jason is finishing a collection of short stories and will have soon completed his first novel. Falling Through the Cracks is Jason’s second book of poetry.

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Dreams

About The Author

    Jason Waddle is graduating with a B.A. in English literature from McMaster University. Jason has also studied Psychology at Concordia University. He has published multiple poems and short stories. He is a full-time writer who has built a life with his wife and son in Ontario, Canada.

Dedication

For my son, Jonathan Waddle, and in memory of Bruce Waddle.

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Waddle, Jason

Awake in Dreams, Sleeping Death Away

ISBN 9781645755173 (Paperback)

ISBN 9781645755180 (Hardback)

ISBN 9781645755197 (ePub e-book)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2020900743

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Acknowledgement

    Special thanks to Fr. Gary Schlack, my wife Jenny, Cornelia Seckel, Raymond J. Steiner, Professor Jeffery Donaldson, Iris Zapach, and the entire English Department at McMaster University.

"O God,