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Barely Amazing: Selected Poems
Barely Selected Poems is an anthology of some of Shane's most requested poems on tour. This collection spans decades and includes works from many of his books.
In this collection, Shane skillfully takes the readers on a trek through deserts of loneliness, labyrinths of loss, and meadows of healing. The landscapes of our emotions range from the perilous to the serene, and these poems become a companion, a confidant, a source of
solace, and a survival guide for the reader.
Shane's unique voice weaves humor and storytelling into his verses. With levity as a setup for power, each poem promises to take you on a
zipline of emotions, leaving you both laughing and reflecting on life's miracles. While the freefall through our emotions may at times feel like a hazard, Shane creates a place to land safely without having to sacrifice the impact created by their velocity. These works are flint and tinder, wrestling as a tag team against the cold and dark we sometimes find ourselves lost in. The works contained within do not tell us where to dig for the buried treasure of our hearts... they remind us that the treasure does in fact exist, and they lay bare what is amazing about what our hearts can endure.
In this collection, Shane skillfully takes the readers on a trek through deserts of loneliness, labyrinths of loss, and meadows of healing. The landscapes of our emotions range from the perilous to the serene, and these poems become a companion, a confidant, a source of
solace, and a survival guide for the reader.
Shane's unique voice weaves humor and storytelling into his verses. With levity as a setup for power, each poem promises to take you on a
zipline of emotions, leaving you both laughing and reflecting on life's miracles. While the freefall through our emotions may at times feel like a hazard, Shane creates a place to land safely without having to sacrifice the impact created by their velocity. These works are flint and tinder, wrestling as a tag team against the cold and dark we sometimes find ourselves lost in. The works contained within do not tell us where to dig for the buried treasure of our hearts... they remind us that the treasure does in fact exist, and they lay bare what is amazing about what our hearts can endure.
- GenresPoetry
118 pages, Paperback
Published June 6, 2024
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July 8, 2024
I remember seeing the To this day video 10 somewhat odd years ago and instantly being hooked, I knew I needed to read more of his works and the more I read the more I just became enthralled and wrapped up in the heart and passion in all his poems and stories absolutely love Shane's works.
September 28, 2024
Everything this man writes makes me cry and then comforts me back into smiling.
October 14, 2024
Rated not because it’s bad, but because many of the poems were repeats from past books which was disappointing
June 2, 2025
Uh, tough to condemn a working poet for a blatant money grab, but that's what this is... Recycled material, including both his best work and some of his iffier art.
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