Porgy's Revenge

By Erika Abbott

As a child, poet Erika Abbott recognized the struggles of disabled kids at her school. She therefore became an advocate, the ringleader of the disabled posse, but as she grew, she realized people are not always just physically disabledmany of us hide emotional, spiritual, and psychological disabilities, as well.

Porgys Revenge is a collection of Abbotts sometimes dark, sometimes funny poems that strike at the imagination as well as modern day politics. She blends literary references with show tunes and urban landscapes. The reader is called to see the colorful worldand the miracle of lifewith fresh eyes.

Abbott is more than a winder of words; she is a storyteller. She bites back against Ugly Laws that would persecute the diseased, maimed, or mutilated. She recalls the magic of music in poems like Pippin and War. Her imagery haunts, as does her messageone that readers will not soon forget, even once the collection is closed.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Archway Publishing
• Release date: Oct 26, 2015
• ISBN: 9781480823341

Erika Abbott

Erika Abbott is a native of Manhattan, raised in Montclair, New Jersey. She earned a B.A. in literature from the University of Judaism and was invited to join the California Writers Club. She has been recognized by Beyond Baroque as one of the up and coming poets in Southern California, and her work has appeared in The Big Picture, MindfireRenew.com, and The Poet’s Pen.

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Porgy’s Revenge

Erika Abbott

Illustrated by

Kyle, Amelia, and Logan Behan

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Copyright © 2015 Erika Abbott.

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ISBN: 978-1-4808-2333-4 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4808-2375-4 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-4808-2334-1 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2015916703

Archway Publishing rev. date: 10/26/2015

Contents

Allegory

Panorama

A Famous Poet Once Wrote

Porgy and Bess

I Am Your

Jagger

Master

The Invisible Fool

Hamlet

Personal Ad

Shames

Sesame Oil