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    A Collection of Stars
    A Collection of Stars
    A Collection of Stars
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    A Collection of Stars

    By Kellan Oliver

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    Kellan Oliver is a poet who explores the dichotomy of the emotional turmoil & beauty that comes from personal growth & change in their first book “A Collection of Stars”. Drawing upon their experiences of dealing with disability & mental illness, leaving the faith, love, & heartbreak, Kellan explores an experience universal to us all: the journey of discovering yourself & finding your place in the universe. Currently residing in Arkansas, Kellan, when not writing poetry, can often be found enjoying a cup of tea, working on craft projects, reading a variety of books, & snuggling with their adorable gremlin of a cat, Franz.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateAug 14, 2022
    ISBN9781387697250
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      A Collection of Stars - Kellan Oliver

      A Collection of Stars

      Kellan Oliver

      Copyright © 2021 Kellan Oliver.

      All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

      Printed by Lulu, in the United States of America

      First Printing, 2022.

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      Table of Contents

      Lightning

      A Loosening

      Him

      My Own Ghost

      The Brave Ones

      Living Alone

      Bloom

      Drowning

      Sweater

      Blood Crescent

      Natural

      Acatalepsy

      Dandelion Prince

      The Spring of the Epidemic

      Serenity

      Please Love Me

      Ghost

      Upon Meeting an Angel

      To Finally Utter Winter

      Wabi-Sabi

      Shadow

      Therapy

      The Stars Make No Noise

      Half Moon

      Questions for Time

      Cut Off

      45%

      Unbelief

      I Know it’s Over

      Dollhouse

      Bella

      Dysphoria

      Hours of Promise

      Fall Heavy

      Genderless Child

      Lover as a Sculpture

      Sunflower

      Light Goes From Me

      Delight

      Night Terror Demon

      Homily

      The Poet, in Black & White

      Quiet Light

      The Hunter

      Loneliness

      Preface

      Shared Silence

      Dirt

      PTSD

      Cold Haiku

      Speechless

      This book is dedicated to everyone

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