Growing up Me: A Memoir in Poems

By Frank Kelly

These poems were culled from my writings of the past thirty years. Sorting through them, I noticed that many were about my childhood; I decided this would be the theme for a book. Getting Above Myself was my first title: it meant three things to me: a childhood notion of the greatest crime one could commit, an ironic take on that idea and finally, the perspective needed for me to see clearly the events I was writing about. This seemed too complicated to convey in just a title. Next I thought of Growing Up plain, straightforward, but also imprecise. I am neither social worker nor psychologist. What I have to share is my personal experience. So, Growing Up Me. The thirty-eight poems in this book cover a period from my birth through high school. They are arranged chronologically by subject and cover such topics as education, family dynamics, the church, and my growing awareness that I was gay.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Dec 5, 2012
• ISBN: 9781479755097

Frank Kelly

Frank Kelly, now retired, started as a police officer, but spent the majority of his career in the security and criminal investigations fields working primarily with financial fraud. He is the author of three previous novels: Shadow Dancer, Centenarian and Speed of Night.

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