Purgatory

by K.W. Peery, Morissa Schwartz (Editor)

A follow-up to K.W. Peery's poetry collection, Tales of a Receding Hairline (named #1 on Amazon's American Poetry List), Peery writes about his personal life experiences through poetry and lyrics, as he grapples with morality and mortality. His unvarnished truth bleeds from his pen onto the page of each poem in this collection, while his unapologetic vulnerability is neatly embedded within each work of this impactful poetry collection. Peery is a prolific musician, and his book of poetry is just as enthralling.

Genres: Poetry

94 pages, Paperback

First published September 9, 2016

About the author

Prolific Americana songwriter and poet, K.W. Peery, is the author of 'Tales of a Receding Hairline', 'Purgatory' and 'Wicked Rhythm'.

'Tales of a Receding Hairline' was a semifinalist in the Goodreads Choice Awards - Best in Poetry 2016.

Peery is a regular contributor in the Australia Times Poetry Magazine.

He writes about his personal life experiences. Grappling with morality and mortality, the unvarnished truth is breathtakingly obvious. His unapologetic vulnerability is neatly embedded within each work. He has an innate ability to dig up his past and offer it to the reader as if they were sitting across the table having a conversation with him.

Peery is most well known as a founding member of the Marshall/Peery Project. This collaboration produced four critically acclaimed studio albums from 2005 to present.
The Marshall/Peery Project frequently appear on the Roots Music Report and Americana Charts. Their songs are in regular rotation in the United States, Germany, Australia, Japan and the United Kingdom.

Credited as a lyricist and producer, Peery's work appears on more than a dozen studio albums over the past decade.

Booking Contact:
Peery Brothers LLC
www.peerybrothers.com

Reviews

[Danielle Richardson · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fine admixture of poetic brilliance. 'Purgatory' is Peery's second offering in 2016. This is a rare opportunity to ride shotgun with one of America's finest lyricist. Regularly published in the 'Australia Times Magazine', Peery's work is popular on an international scale. Over the past decade, his collaborations in the Americana music genre are monumental. In a recent interview, on the 'Let's Chat Podcast', Peery announced plans for a third collection, 'Wicked Rhythm', that will be released in May of 2017. Five Stars.

[Corliss Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Purgatory takes you on an unforgettable journey.
Peery's words are so expressive, you'd swear you're riding shotgun.

"Bourbon fumes and old dark rooms
Tame the flames of our past regret
As neon lights...burn all night
With sins not ripened yet"

A captivating collection. Five Stars.

[James Carroll · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good book of poetry/lyric with a modern cowboy culture spin. It does go beyond the simple cowboy culture in several of the poems, an example being MANIC. A poem on depression, that I felt a connection with. All-in-all a good book if you love reading cowboy poetry.

[Michelle Randall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Typically, when I sit down with a book, I read through it quickly and relax. This book is not your typical book, this is a collection of poetry, song lyrics and insights. This being said, it was still something I enjoyed, it just took much longer to read. This is not a fluff, feel good book, this is something that will catch you unaware and make you pause, stop, reflect and really think about the book, the words and life.

Some of the entries are written purely as poems, and others are written as the lyrics to songs, complete with verses, chorus and bridges. The thing about them all is a deep emotion, a feeling of being at a point in life where you are looking back with regret and yet contentment. The need to process and understand your own life and what it has meant, if it is what you wanted to leave as a legacy or if things are missing.

For me, it felt like someone had taken the best parts of Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings and blended them into one person writing out their thoughts and feelings. The lyrics, I could easily hear any one of those guys singing them on an old scratchy radio. They took me to a place where I thought about life and what I had accomplished so far in a different light than I normally do. Instead of judging by today's standards, if I looked back into my grandparents world and their standards, what would they say and think of my life and accomplishments? Would they be proud?

Whether you are into poetry or not, this collection has something that will draw you in and keep you reading. You may only read a few pages at a time, but they will have you thinking and processing what was written before you go back for more, but you will go back for more, and most likely once you have finished the book you will find yourself bookmarking certain poems or lyrics, and referring to them more and more because they struck a cord in you and made you feel something, made you think, made you change the way you did or thought about something.

This is one of those books that you find on the coffee table or night stand, that is looked at and re-read over and over and every time something new is gleaned from it. This is not a read it and put it away for good book, and that is probably the best thing about it. Without ever trying to make you think, by just writing his own emotions, the author has created a piece of lasting literary art.