All I Have To Leave Behind Are Words: Poetry

By Ridge Magee

Primitive, Frank, and Relatable Rhymes Depictions of Life's Circumstance In the Raw Artless Tenor of Our Times. "I'm a 60s-era poet with an abiding regard for embracing diversity and inclusion, the import of the phrase "you do you", the precepts "Do No Harm" and "Leave No Trace" and a practical appreciation for the premise "I'm Ok, You're Ok". I tempt enlightenment by engaging and exploring alternative points of view. I form opinions and convictions empirically and tender my perspectives without apology. They're merely what I believed to be true at a given point in time, tempered by my liberal nature. Just one bloke's pragmatic, prophetic, and pontifical perspectives on people, piety, and politics. ;-) My poems are profoundly personal expressions as are all forms of art and ask only to be perceived, without bias or critique. I have no illusions about my significance or the impact of my work. It is cathartic. Nor do I apologize for its primitive tenor or fret over how others might judge it, or me for it, for to do otherwise would inhibit free expression, and a reticent self-conscious poet is doomed to an uncreative and unproductive melancholy. I naively hope my poetry fosters awareness in the uninitiated and clarity of conscience in the culpable."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0D4DKZNM1
• ISBN13: 9798325185205
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 147 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.3" x 5.5"