Composition of a Woman

by Christine E. Ray, Kindra M. Austin (Editor), Georgia Park (Editor)

Overview

Christine E. Ray's award-winning debut poetry collection Composition of a Woman has been rereleased by Indie Blu(e) Publishing with 36 stunning new pieces of poetry and prose. Originally released in 2018 and awarded a Bronze Medal from the Readers Favorites Book Awards, Composition has been described as “an extraordinary glimpse into the essence of what it takes to make, and sometimes simultaneously break, a woman as strikingly powerful as she is beautiful.” Split into five sections (Nerve, Brain, Breast, Rib, and Blood), Ray writes about chronic illness, depression, love, loss, and identity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781732800076
Publisher:	Indie Blue Publishing LLC
Publication date:	09/24/2019
Pages:	210
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.48(d)

Table of Contents

Contents

Dedication.. 5

Acknowledgements. 6

Contents. 9

Forward. 12

The Body Politic. 17

Vibrational Sensory Loss. 19

Seeking Balance. 20

My Right Foot 21

Morning, My Nemesis. 23

Imposter 24

My Robotic Leg. 25

Accordion Folds. 28

Sensory Integration.. 29

EMG.. 31

Adventures in Neurology. 33

Smart Mouth.. 35

Anticlimax. 36

Word Play. 38

Glass and Thorns. 40

Lost Key. 42

Encroaching Darkness. 45

Melancholia. 46

I Am the Sorrow.. 47

Origami 49

Misty Blue. 51

Safekeeping. 53

Brilliant Madness. 55

Memory Brushes Past 59

Marked. 61

My Attic Room.. 62

Amen.. 64

Wish for Wings. 66

Diving Deep and Surfacing. 68

Dragons and Peonies. 70

The Taste of Citrus. 73

The Shape of Water 74

Fire. 75

Saturday Afternoon Poetry. 76

Drawing Down the Moon.. 77

Killing Me Softly. 78

I Want. . . 79

Writing on the Wall 81

Kaleidoscope. 84

Crystalline Memory. 85

Chasing Sandcastles. 86

Operator, I’d Like to Place a Call 88

Messages in the Night Sky. 90

Mementos. 91

The Ache of My Bones. 92

Pinprick of Loss. 93

A Suitable Period of Mourning. 94

Memorial 96

I Say That I Lost You.. 97

Waltz of Spirits. 99

Altered Carbon.. 100

Loss is an Ocean.. 101

What Little Girls Are Made Of 104

Wonder Woman.. 107

Black Roses and Moonlight 110

Lilith.. 112

Seed. 114

Stepping Off the Spiral Path.. 116

Lost Voice. 118

Raven.. 120

I Am.. 122

Poet’s Love Song. 124

On Becoming a Poet 128

About The Author 130

Editorial Reviews

“The ingenious anatomical structure remains, with Ray taking us on a journey through her experience of physical and mental health, love, loss and being a warrior, feminist and advocate for many. The new pieces fit in seamlessly with the story Ray had begun to tell from the collection’s first release. . .”

-Kristiana Reed, Between The Trees

"Poet Christine Ray's first printed collection of poetry Composition of a Woman . . . is a striking, fearless foray into the psyche of womanhood, both highly relatable and intensely personal for female readers and achingly candid and fascinating for male."

-Candice Louisa Daquin, Pinch the Lock

"Christine Ray brilliantly split Composition into five thoughtful sections that work together beautifully to deliver the maximum impact of each poem while taking the reader deeper into a stunning journey of the mind, the body, the very soul of this person. In Composition, Christine Ray reveals so much of what we try to hide, and she does so while dancing between ruthlessly beautiful and heartbreakingly painful."

-Nicole Lyons, I Am A World Of Uncertainties Disguised As a Girl

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