Somewhere, a Playground

By Rich Ferguson

Somewhere, a Playground is a symphony of survival, a lyrical reckoning with grief, resilience, and the echoes left behind. In a country where bullets haunt playgrounds and bars, where America's promises arrive postage-due, and history repeats itself like a jukebox stuck on the same track, these poems refuse to let the lost become mere ghosts. Instead, they summon color, song, and defiance-Nirvana echoes in a child's t-shirt, Brit punk moshes with honky-tonk, and a karaoke bar becomes a battleground for harmony. Wings are stitched to old wounds, voices rise from the static, and the hum of a heart built from lion's roar and amp feedback refuses to dim. This is L.A.'s heartbeat-a testament to the human spirit's refusal to break. Somewhere, a Playground is a raw and relentless testament to the human heart's resilience, still singing-"hello, hello, hello"-even in the dark.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1957799331
• ISBN13: 9781957799339
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Moontide Press
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"