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Brett Barrell Special edition paperback of my book Light Heart of the Dark, with added poems and content.
Brett Barrell I stand and hold in a trembling hand, a toddler blue and pale and bland. He drowned before the age of four, I saw him and will forever more.

Sad but true. The horror of real life.
Brett Barrell Nag Hammadi Codex and other texts.
Brett Barrell I will tell you when I become one. lol.
Brett Barrell Honestly, now is probably one of the best times to start, just start. With amazon self-publish it is as easy as writing something, I didn't use the formatting software but now there is even that.
Brett Barrell In case you hadn't noticed from my profile picture, it is heavily influenced by themes I have collected during my time in the Police, that said, I don't believe there is any actual reference or mention of policing in any of my poems.
Ergo, all people should be able to relate, to themes of love, loss, struggle, grief, our place in the cosmos, and so on.
I am from Africa originally, so it is also based on themes prevalent throughout the third world.
Brett Barrell Go away and do something else, then come back, or have a sleep. Listen to some inspirational music.
Music conveys emotion and with the right emotion you can be inspired to write.
Brett Barrell Themes in the world around me. The fact that I am now a father has taught me there is a richness to life that I never knew.
Brett Barrell It has got to be Middle Earth. I would visit the Shire and Minas Tirith. Might even pop in on Tom Bombadil.

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