Benjamin Fortier
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Stones of the Wooded Valley
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The Silent Whispers of Omens
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"The realities of war, firsthand from an excellent writer and veteran. These are the types of books that will serve as historical documents. Yes, poetry, but raw, beautiful, and objective."
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“Sometimes I Go Away” is the debut poetry collection from Steven Callahan published by Dead Reckoning Collective. These poems hit close to home for me as many of the themes not only resonate with me deeply but feel damn near like I wrote them, only w" Read more of this review » |
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“Or just hurt people along the way?
A chaotic path
Of bitterness, trauma, and liquor.
Projecting my suffering
On anyone in proximity.
Letting them know
Our world is misery.”
― Phantoms
A chaotic path
Of bitterness, trauma, and liquor.
Projecting my suffering
On anyone in proximity.
Letting them know
Our world is misery.”
― Phantoms
“There are poems in this book that give praise to our military institutions. They salute the general officers and politicians that rightfully use our warriors as a tool for justice, peace, and stability. They honor the values of service, devotion, and moral courage in the face of adversity and brutality.”
― Phantoms
― Phantoms
“There are poems in this book that are meant to raise skepticism. They were written to question authority and explore uncomfortable truths about our status as “Democracy's Vanguard.” They shame the concepts of blind nationalism, the glorification of violence, and the warmongers that put our country’s bravest citizens in these predicaments.”
― Phantoms
― Phantoms
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“There are poems in this book that give praise to our military institutions. They salute the general officers and politicians that rightfully use our warriors as a tool for justice, peace, and stability. They honor the values of service, devotion, and moral courage in the face of adversity and brutality.”
― Phantoms
― Phantoms
“There are poems in this book that are meant to raise skepticism. They were written to question authority and explore uncomfortable truths about our status as “Democracy's Vanguard.” They shame the concepts of blind nationalism, the glorification of violence, and the warmongers that put our country’s bravest citizens in these predicaments.”
― Phantoms
― Phantoms

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