Poem Power: From Scars to Stanzas, From Grief to Grace

By Anderson Keith

Poetry saved my life. May it save yours too.

I was supposed to be normal. But I wasn't.

I grew up battling ADHD, dyslexia, asthma, depression, and the grief of losing my sister when I was just ten years old. I carried rage, shame, and suicidal thoughts. I was the boy who couldn't read, the kid in the "short bus," the teenager who thought maybe it would be easier to leave this world than keep stumbling through it.

But then I found poetry.

Not the kind they teach in classrooms, neat and polished. Not the kind meant for critics. I found the kind that rips open your chest and shows you your own heart. The kind that takes silence and turns it into rhythm. The kind that lets you survive one more day.

Poem Power is my testimony. It is raw. It is scarred. It is not pretty. But it is real.

This book is for anyone who has ever felt broken, ashamed, grieving, or ready to give up. It's for the survivors who carry scars on the inside and wonder if they'll ever heal. It's for the fathers and mothers who want to leave something true behind. It's for the kids who can't sit still, can't make the letters behave, and wonder if they'll ever be "enough."

Inside Poem Power, you'll find:

The original Poem Power poem - how poetry saved me when nothing else could.Poem Power for Kids - a version written for children who need to know their words matter.The Father's Voice - letters written in poetry to my daughters, Kayla, Chloe, and Mary, carrying love and legacy across generations.Poems of Struggle and Survival - raw pieces about dyslexia, ADHD, depression, suicidality, and grief.Poems of Becoming - reflections on sports, family, faith, mother love, creativity, and healing.Workbook Reflections - practical prompts to help you tell your own story, write your own survival poems, and discover your own voice.The Signature Poem Power piece - a closing poem that passes the torch to you, the reader.

This is not a self-help manual that promises quick fixes. It is not a pretty collection designed to impress. This is a survival guide in verse. It's an open wound turned into words. It's scars turned into scripture. It's grief turned into gardens.

Why read Poem Power?

Because words can heal.

Because telling your story matters.

Because silence kills, and poetry gives it back as life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FQ4QWSSH
• ISBN13: 9798263623326
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 52 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"