Time Allotted Us: Poetry From the Other Side

by Jen Chichester

One part macabre, one part melancholic, and all-around oddball, the poems contained within this collection are both old and new works meshed together in a weird amalgamation that centers upon themes of life, love, death, and rebirth. Mothers, maidens, and crones make their appearances, as does Vlad the Impaler, Aokigahara (Japan's notorious Suicide Forest), and a fiery phoenix.

57 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 4, 2018

Reviews

[Yvonne Glasgow · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful collection of poetry that is sometimes dark, but not always. I really enjoyed reading these words and loved that some poems were long and story-like, while others were short and cut to the chase. I found inspirations within from television, books, movies, real life events (including disasters), nature, and more. "Autumnal Journey" was my favorite- Autumn is my favorite season of all. I also love "Apples." I hold a special place in my heart for anything to do with fairy tales. Lastly, I was given chills by the Haiku, and loved that you wrote it in Japenese and translated it for the rest of us!

[Lila Deline · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dark yet illuminating.
Time Alloted Us seems to lead us on a journey from childish wishes to adult acceptance of how life plays out.