LIVE ETAH: Dream For Now

by Delano Johnson, Callie Johnson

“It’s only a book until someone loses their soul!”

Live Etah is a spectacular intense full length poetry novelty at its prime! Live Etah will certainly penetrate the core of your emotion! In this project, poetry and literature are finely combined in a unique poetic tale, accentuating two traditional forms of literature in writing. Live Etah invites you and your mind’s eye to experience the best of both worlds, black and white reality as we know it, while traveling the realm of the unknown. Characters Jacob, Nicky, and Tray each battle an inner demon named, Etah, who throughout the story, sadistically leads them each to their own prophesied fate according to good or evil while depicting some of the most despicable, harsh, tragic situations for any human being to endure at least here on planet Earth, but it doesn’t stop there! Live Etah travels deep down into the pits of hell to an afterlife of deformed satyrs, lava-filled urns, and spliced creatures desperate for company. Seeking as many souls as possible, Etah’s mission of diabolical destruction is challenged when one of her assignments heart is put to the ultimate test. Mental and physical pain looms over all three characters and they must discover the root to their life’s mystery before Etah collects the most valuable gem they own, their soul. It is the premier to the first of a new stunning series, The Realistic Poetry Reality Series. Poet Delano Johnson and Callie Johnson exceed the expectations of the term, creative writing by artfully combining poetry and fiction in this poetic short story, Live Etah. With this being the duets official second project, not only does the story entertain, it emphasizes a powerful message and explores the depths of worldly and spiritual conflict. This book is definitely a must read.

36 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 14, 2014

Reviews

[Maranda Russell · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an unusual poetry book. It is written almost like the old epic poems, but with modern language and expressions. Reading through the poetic storyline made me think of "Dante's Inferno" and "Paradise Lost" because of the spiritual subject matter. I could tell right away that the character Etah is evil personified, but it was still interesting to see how this evil being would lead several human characters astray. From a psychological perspective, this poetic story shows how the combination of past experiences and present temptations can easily destroy lives. This is a very powerful piece of writing that will make you think about your own life and the choices you are making.

[Makan Rohi · Rating 4 out of 5]

These poems paint a documentary motion picture of a very disturbing but very true and real self inflicted wound in our societies that not only is painful for those suffering directly but also hurts to watch the chain reaction of a sinful act that grows like a cancer cell and destroys the whole organ. Delano and Callie Johnson with their powerful words put you right in the middle of a situation that you would never want to experience or be a part of but you cannot deny its existence either, it is the silent reality around us that we see everyday and just look the other way……
“A poetic autobiography “as the poets calls it is an excellent choice of words to understand our individual lives and compare it with the ones who are living a more “poetic life” than us and perhaps be more appreciative and sympathetic.
These powerful poems show the reality of life from a deeper perspective and I highly recommend reading this book to those who are looking to understand their society better
as the poets very beautifully challenge you with this question “why do we choose to go left instead of just going straight”.