The Touch of a Poet's Heart

By David R Marchant

About the Book
The Touch of a Poet’s Heart is a collection of poetry about love, romance, spirituality, grief, friendship, and recovery from PTSD. The poems in this book reflect real-life struggles and the effort it takes to conquer and overcome them. The style of this author’s poetry incorporates the use of free-verse formats, which is meant to evoke the emotion of the author at the time they were written.

About the Author
David R Marchant is a Veteran of the United States Army and Air Force. He is very passionate about Veterans’ causes and organizations such as the Wounded Warriors Project. He works for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
He enjoys spending time with his children, grandchildren, and other family members. David is an avid reader of Clive Cussler novels, enjoys hiking and smoking BBQ.
David has been writing poetry his entire life and in the last 18 months was honored to have five of his poems about PTSD published in Veterans Voices Magazine. One of his earlier poems was used as lyrics for a hymn that was published in Hymns Today magazine.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dorrance Publishing Company
• Release date: Aug 15, 2023
• ISBN: 9798887299082

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The contents of this work, including, but not limited to, the accuracy of events, people, and places depicted; opinions expressed; permission to use previously published materials included; and any advice given or actions advocated are solely the responsibility of the author, who assumes all liability for said work and indemnifies the publisher against any claims stemming from publication of the work.

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Copyright © 2023 by David R Marchant

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All of my poems are original.

Many were written under my penname, Poet Doctor.

Unless otherwise noted, these poems were written

and inspired by my ex-wife, my dear friends,

and my deep religious beliefs.

They were also written and inspired by my life’s work

and experience as a mental health provider,

as well as my own personal journey,

and ongoing recovery from PTSD.

I’ve also added two poems that I wrote many years ago while in high school and college.

To my children, Holly, Abbey, and Brady, thank you for always believing in me and encouraging me to publish this book. You have always believed in me and motivated me to get better and BE better. My hope is that this