Love, Lies and Rage is a fitting title for this collection of poetry that explores the intimate connections between these three concepts. Many of us might like to imagine love, lies and rage are best kept apart, but by separating lies and rage with that all important comma, Love stands on its own, and ultimately, this is a book about love. Not some dark reality of love, but rather the reality that we feel love despite everything; that no matter how much we are hurt, we still have the capacity for love.
Using raw emotion and unapologetic honesty, lyrical verse and striking imagery, the poet explores the contradictions between intimate relationships, both external and internal, as well as the more broader conflicts in societal and cultural expectations.Love, Lies and Rage is an emotional rollercoaster that invites readers to confront all aspects of love: where it might heal, but also wound, where it might be wrapped in lies to protect or destroy, and where it can be a cry of rage for liberation or self-destruction.
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