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    When the Trumpet Is Blown
    When the Trumpet Is Blown
    When the Trumpet Is Blown
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    When the Trumpet Is Blown

    By Quraishiyah Durbarry

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    The trumpet of doom will blow announcing the end of the world. When the Trumpet Is Blown is about the contemplation of death and the calling for total and utter destruction in the face of despair. It balances nature as an entity both deceptively seductive and honestly destructive. When everything ends, meaning dissolves, hope dies, and everything physical disintegrates leaving in its wake debris and chaos. In the bleak aftermath of loss, a poet desperately sounds the trumpet and calls for the end of it all.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherResource Publications
    Release dateJul 12, 2023
    ISBN9781666778236
    When the Trumpet Is Blown
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    Quraishiyah Durbarry

    Quraishiyah Durbarry is a doctoral student in comparative literature at the University of Clermont Auvergne and has so far ventured into several genres, including poetry, novel, and drama. A bilingual author, Quraishiyah writes in both English and French. She was Co-Laureate and Laureate of the Writing Prize for the Passe Portes Festival of the European Union in 2015 and 2016 respectively. Her title When the Trumpet Is Blown was a finalist for the 20th Annual Best Book Awards (2023 Best Book Awards.)

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