A Poet's Ache

By Alexander Cortesano

The poems of this book are filled with explicit and unsettling imagery, depicting with intensity everyday subjects filled with love, loss, and death. These compositions were written to express my melancholic feelings. I had not intended to write a book as such, yet these composures resonated with people, and thus the idea of A Poets Ache was birthed. I strive to take you as the reader away, if only momentarily, with my fantasies of love and adventure. But I also wish to make you understand a greater feeling of despair - as my journeys throughout life have intertwined with these compositions. In my struggles to find contemporary scriptures relating to myself, I composed these for not only I, the writer, but anyone who needs to connect to something a little more. These poems are from my heart. Attached are original writings and artworks that were within my journals. A short poem like a picture can paint a thousand words - all we must do is allow ourselves to become part of it. I personally find myself reading more poetry than novels or stories.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
• Release date: Aug 18, 2023
• ISBN: 9781528983211

Alexander Cortesano

Alexander Cortesano, a student of arts, was born in Sydney, Australia.

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About the Author

Alexander Cortesano, a student of arts, was born in

Sydney, Australia.

Dedication

People facing hard time, love, lost and new horizons.

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Alexander Cortesano 2023

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

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Cortesano

I never thought of myself as a poet, painter, nor performer, but only an artist. My creative outpours are for you to enjoy, and/or critique.

What it is – is to exist for what it is.

My creations are not for anyone but myself. I have been inspired by many artist along my journeys – past