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Inept & Random Thoughts Captured in Haiku

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Open your mind to a poignant collection of haikus inspired by pain, hope, and the dual joys and struggles of life.

Artfully combining the obscure and the profound, Inept and Random Thoughts Captured in Haiku paints a vivid and imaginative picture through verse, drawing on a classic Japanese form of poetry to deliver profound messages and thought-provoking reflections. Weaving together themes of death, pain, and hope, these poignant haikus will encourage you to think and reflect as it draws out deeper meanings through vivid and descriptive wordplay.

Perfect for the curious, the creative, and the open-minded, Inept and Random Thoughts Captured in Haiku ranges across the spectrum of human experience, contrasting dark moments and macabre themes with uplifting messages of hope, faith, freedom, and joy. Drawn from the mind of a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, this collection blossoms through his experiences, offering readers of all backgrounds an interesting perspective that will imprint on their minds a lasting impression.

Whether you’re new to haikus or deeply familiar with this unique and expressive form of poetry, Brett C. Persson’s collection will stimulate your mind and open your heart with dramatic prose and intense imagery that stretches across a wide range of topics and themes.

176 pages, Hardcover

Published February 10, 2022

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Brett C. Persson

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Born in 1973, Brett C Persson is a poet and recovering alcoholic who crafts his experiences into thought-provoking poetry and prose. As the author of his debut book, “Poetry Of An Addict” and several other collections, Brett hopes to provide readers with poignant insights into the life of a recovering addict as he ranges across universal themes through descriptive wordplay and vivid imagery. He aims to reassure readers who are struggling with alcoholism that they’re not alone, helping them find solace in the unique and expressive power of poetry. Brett is currently working on other written works along with a documentary film about people battling addiction. Brett currently resides in Buckeye, Arizona with his wonderful wife and three daughters.

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February 26, 2022
What is Pain? What is Love? Sometimes you must hurt in order to know, fall in order to grow, lose in order to gain because life’s greatest lessons are learned through pain. True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. The book Inept & Random Thoughts Captured in Haiku illustrates what is love? What is pain? The illustration covers across the continuum of human experience, varying deep moments and gruesome themes with exhilarating messages of desire, loyalty, autonomy, and bliss.

Elicited from the mind of a reclaiming alcoholic and drug addict, this compilation blossoms through his adventures, citing readers of all backgrounds a provocative aspect that will engrave on their minds an abiding memory. Weaving together themes of death, sickness, and faith, these poignant haikus will inspire you to understand and express as it marks out broader values through meaningful and eloquent satire.

Really Cherished this engraving by Brett C. Persson. The author shows Love and pain through his emotional portraits and collection. His compilation will trigger your mind and open your spirit with impressive composition and profound symbolism that expands across a broad assortment of topics and motifs.
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