Listen, Poems on being Gay, Bipolar, and Alive - Softcover

Fragoso, Andres Jr

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798201688554

Verlag: Writers Sidekick Publishing, 2022

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Listen, Poems on being Gay, Bipolar, and Alive

Writing is my Pandora's Box. When I open it up and write, I do not know what hopes come out. Writing is cathartic to me. It helps me let out my frustrations and alleviates my pain. My illness, bipolar, is a chemical in-balance in the brain.

When I was diagnosed with bipolar, the first four or five years flew by without a peaceful moment. I do not remember much about those years, only that I was asleep, lethargic, forgetful, sleeping most of the time, suicidal, manic, depressed, and forgot what else. It was a dark time.

After a while, I started to feel that I had just woken up. I tasted everything for the first time. I saw things in a new way. Life was good. It was re-birthing for me. I could not keep Hope bottled up. I let it out.

In the interim, I went to therapy, and fortunately, I got something good out of it, Journaling and poetry. I wrote my feelings, fears, desires, and how I wanted to kill myself, contrasting them with how I wanted to live.

I found a website where members would critique your poems. They wanted to publish a few of my poems. I submitted my first poem, "My Vanessa, My Butterfly." A poem dedicated to my sister, who never gave up on me.

Someone had mentioned combining my stories and publishing them. I did. I combined the best ones, created new ones, dedicated a few, and published them. My first book of poetry is full of errors, bad grammar, and frightening poems. I kept it that way and hoped people would see those poems' underlying illness. They are raw, passionate, and truthful.

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Andres Fragoso, Jr. is an accomplished author, Spectrum historian, mentor, poet, and publicist. He thrives on creating new stories, always brimming with fresh ideas to explore. In his gay fiction, he captures the broader human experience, skillfully bringing his characters to life as they navigate obstacles beyond their control. He avoids overemphasizing issues, allowing the characters' journeys to speak for themselves. Andres publishes a wide variety of works, ranging from fiction and non-fiction books to short stories and poetry. His pieces appear in online magazines, anthologies, articles, and blogs, showcasing the depth and breadth of his writing talent. With over 30 years of experience in customer service and management, Andres works in both large and small corporations. Alongside his professional career, he dedicates much of his time to volunteering. Actively involved in the literary community, he participates in various writers' groups, such as the Henderson Writers Group and the Las Vegas Erotic Writers Group, both online and in person. His extensive background and passion for writing earned him respect and recognition in the literary world.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Writers Sidekick Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798201688554
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 92
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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