Angst

by Evan Williams

Angst is unavoidable in the human condition. Sudden change, reversals of fortune, unanticipated loss, downturns in health or wealth, all trigger angst in the best of us. These crises elicit emotion, and often those responses find their fullest voice in poetic form. Poetry, by nature, insists upon a modicum of words. The result, when properly done, is a powerful vehicle for expressing intense feeling and emotion. This collection, which spans decades, deals with the difficulties and triumphs of being human. Subjects vary from the innocent joys of childhood escapades, to the aftermath of open-heart surgery complications. Narrow-minded opinions are broached, with the hope of awakening public consciousness to the need for further advancement of the entire human race. Emotional and physical pain are the topics of several poems, which are not to be seen as negative, but merely a reality for many Americans. We are all playing out the cards which were dealt to us, and these poems reflect the highs and lows which we all experience.

Nook

First published June 8, 2011

About the author

Stepping off the front porch I'm greeted by the same forty acres of orchard that has been home to multiple generations of my family. I'm no less rooted to the land than the hundreds of apple trees that populate my tiny kingdom. I can't help but feel that I grew up in a Grant Wood painting—rural Americana at its finest.
Turns out after decades of unrelated career pursuits, I'm an author, a novelist, a poet. Words swirl in my head in cyclonic fashion, latching onto others, igniting ideas, formulating phrases that evolve into paragraphs, combining and combining, tempestuously giving birth to stories that will not relent until they are incorporated into print. I am merely the conduit between the original thought and the keyboard, exploring the creative magic of words.
My books, Serealized, a twisted thriller novel, and, Angst, a collection of my poetry, are both available as eBooks for both Kindle and Nook, on Amazon and Barnes and Noble sites. Follow my web page at: www.evanwilliamsauthor.com
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