Poetic Therapy: Battle Wounds

To know how I got where I am at this present moment, it is important for me that you know how I started the journey. I never had the real courage to talk about but I did find strength in writing about it. Thus, Poetic Therapy was born. Poetic Therapy: Battle Wounds is the first volume of poetry and writings that were born during the times when I needed a voice the most-- my painful times. Written across a span of a little over decade, these poems explore the most exposing part of any journey towards healing--the part where you're unashamedly honest with everything concerning your life that is not leading to a prosperous and whole life. There is a line of a poem that speaks to what this volume of poetry is. The famous poet and my personal favorite, Langston Hughes wrote in his poem, Mother to Son, "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. It's had tacks in it, and splinters, and boards torn up, and places with no carpet on the floor -- bare." This is my journey...at least the beginning.

Author: Tavares J. Bussey
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 08/13/2016
Pages: 68
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.23lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.14d
ISBN: 9781533648983
About the Author
Tavares J. Bussey is an American poet and writer, born in Edgefield, SC in 1981. He is an artist who writes to heal, to empower, to encourage and to give voice to human experiences that many fear giving voice to. His hope is that one person reads his work and decides not to give up on life but instead makes the victorious choice to affirm and pursue life. He is an encourager at heart and loves to see others around him succeed with joy and peace. He is an educator and a freelance creative writer and currently resides in New Haven, CT.