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Sticks and Stones: Poetry and Prose

Chelsea DeVries

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Description:I meanfor ten monthsI was basicallydead insideand not one personeven my familysmelt the stinkof my rottingfleshthe stenchof my grave clothesthe formaldyhydeperfumeI wore.In Sticks and Stones, DeVries uses poetry and prose to share the story of an abusive workplace and the young man she met there who saved her life. The loss of this love and friendship left DeVries with a desire to heal and rebuild oneself back up by accepting her own demons: her mental health, her sexuality, and her faith, and by sharing those truths, started giving herself the love she never felt worthy enough to receive. Sticks and Stones will help you out of the dark, and lead you back to the brilliant light of self-love, self-care, and self-discovery.In Sticks & Stones, DeVries has presented an open and deeply honest account of her life and experiences. Gathered poems, prose, and photographs detail hardship, hope, toxicity, love found, love lost, and empowerment. If you don’t yet know this poet, you will know her thoroughly by the time you finish this collection. And you will root for her when she proclaims the need to:“Get outAndLIVE.“-Nicholas Trandahl, Author of Pulling Words and Good Brave People and Army Veteran“Chelsea’s collection takes you on a raw and honest journey into the unknown. Her writing is vulnerable yet powerful, allowing you to realise that you have strength, even when you feel your weakest. This book shows the complexity of life and love and all things in between. Though trauma exists, you don’t have to let it consume you. Chelsea is a warrior, and after reading this, you’ll feel like one too. ‘Sticks and stones may break your bones’ but words will help to heal you.”-Venetia, @venxtiapoetry & Self-Care ArtistA volume of poetry and prose focuses on a toxic work environment.In a lengthy preface, DeVries shares how this thought-provoking collection was informed by emotional abuse, sexual harassment, and an unrequited office romance at a workplace “that felt like sandpaper on my skin.” In the first section, “Sticks,” the author examines the frustration of feeling unloved: “I’m just a girl / who wants that frat boy / with the sensitive side / to tell her she’s beautiful / right before he kisses her.” The second section, “Stones,” starts with a 15-page prose poem about DeVries’ initiation into the “blowjobs of jobs” that includes bullet-point lists of her object of desire’s personality and evidence that he had feelings for her. She then returns to ruminating on her former crush. Throughout, the author uses multiple epitaphs; some are Bible citations and others come from the likes of Dostoyevsky, Harold Kushner, and George Washington. Pop-culture figures and social media, like Taylor Swift, Facebook, and YouTube, are also referenced. In the preface, DeVries lays bare a litany of wrongdoings she’s suffered, from sexual assault and near-fatal medical negligence to ostracization and mental cruelty. The intent of sharing these harrowing experiences is admirable. In addition, the author’s similes and metaphors are often clever (“The look my sister just steered straight for me / Like a zamboni with no brakes”) or heartfelt (“Today I am sad / Like a wingless dove”). A sincere and timely but uneven collection.-Kirkus ReviewWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Sticks and Stones: Poetry and Prose. To get started finding Sticks and Stones: Poetry and Prose, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 170

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: 2020

ISBN: 1663585717

Description: I meanfor ten monthsI was basicallydead insideand not one personeven my familysmelt the stinkof my rottingfleshthe stenchof my grave clothesthe formaldyhydeperfumeI wore.In Sticks and Stones, DeVries uses poetry and prose to share the story of an abusive workplace and the young man she met there who saved her life. The loss of this love and friendship left DeVries with a desire to heal and rebuild oneself back up by accepting her own demons: her mental health, her sexuality, and her faith, and by sharing those truths, started giving herself the love she never felt worthy enough to receive. Sticks and Stones will help you out of the dark, and lead you back to the brilliant light of self-love, self-care, and self-discovery.In Sticks & Stones, DeVries has presented an open and deeply honest account of her life and experiences. Gathered poems, prose, and photographs detail hardship, hope, toxicity, love found, love lost, and empowerment. If you don’t yet know this poet, you will know her thoroughly by the time you finish this collection. And you will root for her when she proclaims the need to:“Get outAndLIVE.“-Nicholas Trandahl, Author of Pulling Words and Good Brave People and Army Veteran“Chelsea’s collection takes you on a raw and honest journey into the unknown. Her writing is vulnerable yet powerful, allowing you to realise that you have strength, even when you feel your weakest. This book shows the complexity of life and love and all things in between. Though trauma exists, you don’t have to let it consume you. Chelsea is a warrior, and after reading this, you’ll feel like one too. ‘Sticks and stones may break your bones’ but words will help to heal you.”-Venetia, @venxtiapoetry & Self-Care ArtistA volume of poetry and prose focuses on a toxic work environment.In a lengthy preface, DeVries shares how this thought-provoking collection was informed by emotional abuse, sexual harassment, and an unrequited office romance at a workplace “that felt like sandpaper on my skin.” In the first section, “Sticks,” the author examines the frustration of feeling unloved: “I’m just a girl / who wants that frat boy / with the sensitive side / to tell her she’s beautiful / right before he kisses her.” The second section, “Stones,” starts with a 15-page prose poem about DeVries’ initiation into the “blowjobs of jobs” that includes bullet-point lists of her object of desire’s personality and evidence that he had feelings for her. She then returns to ruminating on her former crush. Throughout, the author uses multiple epitaphs; some are Bible citations and others come from the likes of Dostoyevsky, Harold Kushner, and George Washington. Pop-culture figures and social media, like Taylor Swift, Facebook, and YouTube, are also referenced. In the preface, DeVries lays bare a litany of wrongdoings she’s suffered, from sexual assault and near-fatal medical negligence to ostracization and mental cruelty. The intent of sharing these harrowing experiences is admirable. In addition, the author’s similes and metaphors are often clever (“The look my sister just steered straight for me / Like a zamboni with no brakes”) or heartfelt (“Today I am sad / Like a wingless dove”). A sincere and timely but uneven collection.-Kirkus ReviewWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Sticks and Stones: Poetry and Prose. To get started finding Sticks and Stones: Poetry and Prose, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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