Divided into two sections, Darkness Rises Again and Light Drives Out the Darkness, this poetry collection examines the darker thoughts and feelings associated with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and chronic pain as well as themes like love, self-love, connection, and hope.
The poem above, They Call Me ODD, is included in I Will Rise.
You can listen to me read one of the other poems from the collection, A Hopeful Nevermore, by clicking here.
If you’re interested in me getting the max in exchange for your $3.99 USD purchase, the way to do that is to buy through my pseudo-publisher, Lulu. You can then read using an app like Apple Books or Google Read. Lulu will ask you to put in your birth date because my book has adult content/language and they want you to be at least 18 to purchase it.
The most popular way so far for people to download I Will Rise has been on Amazon Kindle. Some people are calling for an Amazon boycott at this time. If you’re still interested in purchasing from them, at least to continue to support independent authors and small businesses, you can get my book directly from the Kindle store. It is not enrolled in Kindle Unlimited.
If you have an Apple device, Apple Books has my book available as well, and it is the one place that no one has purchased it from yet. I would love it if you would consider purchasing and reviewing the book.
Get I Will Rise on Apple Books
Once again, the price is $3.99 USD on every platform.
If you read it and love it, please share it with a friend who might appreciate it!
If you generally love my poetry but this book is not your thing, don’t worry! I’ve got more on the way. The next poetry book is going to have an entirely different theme – love with a twist. The first half of the book will be about experiencing and recovering from a cycle of unhealthy, toxic relationships and transitioning to healthy, healing love from within and without.
J.A. Steckling 
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