Me As A Dream: Poems by Zeva Tybel

By Zeva Tybel

A full-length poetry collection exploring relationships, parenting, and life amidst an unrelenting pandemic.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Mar 23, 2023
• ISBN: 9781667887951

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Me As A Dream © 2023 by Zeva Tybel

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.

ISBN (Hardcover Edition): 978-1-66788-794-4

ISBN (eBook Edition): 978-1-66788-795-1

Contents

Introduction

Shrink

Under the Stars

Unravel

Hindsight

Secrets

The Least-Loved Child

Whole

The Ask

The Right Thing

Together Alone

Listen

Survivor

Sometimes Short Things Are Pivotal

Hunger

Ghost

Soil

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Something More

Anew

Holding On

Yom Kippur, 5781

Homeland

Rustic Charm

Pieces

United

Vigilance

Omicron

Dwell

That Place

Someday

Bloom

Done

Ablaze

Reason

Healthy

Cost

Flames

Out of Thin Air

Stagnant

Stoked

Hurt

Dichotomy

Naptime

Dance

The Fog

You

Journey

Acknowledgements

To my babies,

the most beautiful creations

I could have imagined.

And in memory of Nixon,

my first and biggest baby,

and companion of almost 14 years.

February 20, 2009 - December 27, 2022

May your memory be a blessing.

Introduction

He was attracted to my light. I didn’t think he would hate my light because he couldn’t have it for himself.

—Ashley C. Ford on Unlocking Us, May 19, 2021

I thought grief would be like a river, but in fact, it was an ocean.

—Saeed Jones on Death, Sex & Money, October 16, 2019

Nobody survives by accident. Survival is a creative act.

—Ocean Vuong on We Can Do Hard Things, April 5, 2022

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