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Ballad of Life: And Other Poems
by Ian Smiddy
47 Poems ~ 80 pages
Price: $8.00
Publisher: Kindle Direct Publishing
ISBN #: 9798334504547
To Order: Amazon.com
ABOUT THE BOOK:
This collection was created with poems from Ian’s entire High School career. Several pieces were even submitted into contests such as the annual Highland Park Poetry Contest. This passion project was put together before Ian went off to the University of Iowa and filled it with his favorites. A majority of Ian’s earlier works placed in this book were used as a coping mechanism for his anxiety. Poetry gave him not only a way to ease anxiety but also a way to push his creativity. The premise of this book is a ballad to life and its struggles, but in the end, it’s up to you to how it may define you.
ADVANCE PRAISE:
The ballad, by definition, is a poem that tells a story. In this case poet Ian Smiddy has written an entire debut collection that tells his personal Ballad of Life. With titles such as “Trees do Sing,” “Winter in April,” “Nightlight Menagerie,” and “Little Bluebird,” Smiddy exhibits an amazing range of ideas and command of language. This is a young poet destined to make his mark on the world of letters.
–Michael Escoubas, author, Ripples Into the Light: PhotoPoetry, with photographer Vandana Bajikar
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Ian Smiddy lives in a small town in Illinois. At the time of this book’s publication, he recently graduated from Riverdale Sr. High School where he now awaits the fall to move on to his college life. Ian will be a freshman in the fall of 2024 at The University of Iowa studying as an electrical engineer. This is Ian’s first collection of works where he shares some of his favorite poems and some contest winner pieces. Ian has been active in several poetry contests including the annual Highland Park Poetry Contest and the annual Illinois State Poetry Society contest. What once was a way for Ian to cope with his anxiety has now become a flourishing passion of his. He plans on continuing this passion even when he’s off at college. Ian thanks you for reading his collection and hopes you have enjoyed Ballad of Life and other poems.
FROM THE BOOK:
A Dandelion
by Ian Smiddy
When the wind takes my seeds,
I shall still be beautiful.
When the gardeners uproot me,
I shall still be alive.
When the rains push me down,
I shall still be standing.
When the snow buries me,
I shall still be growing.
When the children pick me,
I shall still be one with the earth.
When they give me to their mother,
I shall still be freed from solitude.
When the world starts to go by,
I shall still be young.
When the water begins to vanish
I shall still be refreshed.
When my stem curls,
I shall still be happy.
When my life comes to an end,
I shall still be loved.
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