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    Words on Paper: My Life in Poem
    Words on Paper: My Life in Poem
    Words on Paper: My Life in Poem
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    Words on Paper: My Life in Poem

    By Houssam Elsheikh

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    Words on Paper is exactly thatwords that have been written on paper for the last twenty years of the authors life. This book is your life on paper as wellthe emotions, the trials, the medical problems, the love-related topics, the ups and downs of life as a human, all relatable topics, except they have been written as creative poetry. As the reader, you can match the poetry to you lifes events, using these words to help you see that they are lifes events, just written in poetry form.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris AU
    Release dateJul 5, 2017
    ISBN9781524562168
    Words on Paper: My Life in Poem
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    Houssam Elsheikh

    Houssam Elsheikh could create with words before he could pick up a pen. His fascination with creating words has led him to document his life's events in poetry form. Houssam's poetry is about life's daily struggles, which includes, the great time as well as the not so great times, his poems have great depths and emotions. Houssams life is his words and poetry has matured and fit into his life, to become one and the same. Houssam's poetry is for the young and old, and is relatable to you, no matter which world it is that you come from.

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