In a House of Secret Rooms
by Tom Moran
24 Poems ~ 32 pages
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Cyberwit.net
ISBN #: 978-93-6354-742-1
To Order: Amazon.com
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Wallace Stevens, in writing to his daughter, Holly, (in December 1950), about why he wrote poetry said, “Poetry is a response to the daily necessity of getting the world right.” This brief, but wise, description inhabits Tom Moran’s latest chapbook, In a House of Secret Rooms. A gifted poet comes to terms with his own unique, house of secret rooms.
ADVANCE PRAISE:
In reading these poems, I was spirited back in time to my childhood. There were so many rooms, rooms with secrets, rooms that were dark. It was as if my family had shadowy things that nobody dared to ask about, much less talk about. In a House of Secret Rooms, I found myself recalling difficult things, facing them, and healing.
–Michael Escoubas, author Ripples Into the Light: PhotoPoetry with Vandana Bajikar
Over the course of some fifty years of writing poetry and prose, performing in musical groups, acting on stage and screen as well as experiencing loss of loved ones, my life has had its share of darkness. Some things have not always been easy to talk about or even think about. The poems in Tom Moran’s In a House of Secret Rooms, were meaningful to me. “How Far to Eden?” spoke to my heart, “Out from this world / I will enter a garden / filled with my loved ones. / They will be transposed / into radiant flowers.”
–Sharmagne Leland-St. John, author A Raga for George Harrison
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
In a House of Secret Rooms. is the third in a trilogy of chapbooks written by Tom Moran. He wrote them to understand why certain things have happened in his life and to find light amid his personal darkness. His other titles include, Mile Markers, and Silent Marshes. Taken together they represent a poet’s journey toward healing, as well as help for others who would move on from the past.
Born and raised on Chicago’s south side, Moran held numerous jobs after graduating from college and now serves as Building and Grounds member of a local school district.
FROM THE BOOK:
How Far to Eden
by Tom Moran
Out from this world
I will enter a garden
filled with my loved ones.
They will be transposed
into radiant flowers.
Iris and lilac,
dahlia, delphinium,
oriental lily and hyacinth,
rose of sharon and morning glory;
ringed by a barberry bush
which burns crimson in the fall.
Like a hummingbird
searching for sweet nectar
I will visit each flower
and make a haven.
Beauty will engulf me–
not as a sun shower
but forever.
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