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Ty Gardner

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A lifelong enthusiast of all forms of poetry, Ty has written creatively from the time he was a child. He is the author of a dozen poetry books and a co-author of a poetic anthology, Midnight With Words: Late Night Conversations in Poetry, along with eleven wonderfully gifted writers from across the globe.

Although much of his work is philosophical, grappling with such weighty ideas as mortality, loss, reflecting the past, and looking ahead to what unknowns the future holds, Ty's sense of wonder and unwavering admiration of simple curiosities are always similarly present in each of his poetic efforts, lovingly crafted with the hope that his words will impart an inspired thought and spark a creativity in others.

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Average rating: 4.2 · 51 ratings · 24 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Thousand Little Things: One-line Poems to Spark a Thought by Ty Gardner (Goodreads Author), Shelly Gardner (Illustrator) 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Midnight With Words: Late Night Conversations in Poetry by Ty Gardner (Goodreads Author), Lisa Alletson (Goodreads Author), Joe Barca 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wild Life: Musings of a Mad Poet by Ty Gardner (Goodreads Author), Shelly Gardner (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bukowski Charm: Trash Fire Poetry to Warm the Soul by Ty Gardner (Goodreads Author), Shelly Gardner (Illustrator) 3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Exercises in the Abstract: Poems With No Name by Ty Gardner (Goodreads Author), Shelly Gardner (Illustrator) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Papercut: A Chap-style Book of Prose by Ty Gardner (Goodreads Author), Shelly Gardner (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sunsets Over Cityscapes: Poems for the Existential Uprising by Ty Gardner (Goodreads Author), Shelly Gardner (Illustrator) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From the Watercolor Garden: Poems of Life and Love by Ty Gardner (Goodreads Author), Shelly Gardner (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Average American: Poems On Becoming Normal by Ty Gardner (Goodreads Author), Shelly Gardner (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	By Way of Words: A Micro Prose Journey Through the Elements That Mold Us by Ty Gardner (Goodreads Author), Shelly Gardner (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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