Yearning for Human Touch: Collected Poems and Stories

By Theodore McDowell

Yearning for Human Touch is a collection of poems and stories that explore human touch and intimacy as a healing experience. Mr. McDowell examines the yearning for human relationships and deep connections in response to personal traumas in his life, such as a traumatic brain injury, bipolar disorder, and substance abuse. Emotionally gut-wrenching and haunting, the poems and stories emphasize the impact of these experiences on the poet's identity, family, and spiritual life. The search for intimacy and healing emerges from a deep sense of loneliness, grief, and alienation. At the same time, a theme of human compassion and grace transforms the pain and isolation into hope and reconciliation. In the end, God weaves the poet's suffering, loneliness, and yearning for human touch into a song of love.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1977254217
• ISBN13: 9781977254214
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Outskirts Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"