Announcement
I am excited to share this amazing news with you all! On 9th March, I will be releasing a poetry collection called Welcome to the Sombre Days. This book will be available on Amazon, both as an e-book and as a paperback. However, that is not the only way to read the book. Starting tomorrow, March 2nd, I will post a poem from the book everyday. For those of you who want to read it here, you will not need to pay money to purchase the book. This process will take 3 months on Steemit - by June, the whole book would be on the blockchain; permanently.
Welcome to the Sombre Days
Welcome to the Sombre Days is my autobiographical story told in eighty-eight poems. This includes themes of religious upbringing, sexual orientation and coming of age, depression and mental health, identity and relationships.
I am as excited as I am terrified to be sharing this story with you all! The book is divided into four chapters:
1. Puppet Strings
2. Welcome to the Sombre Days
3. Silver Linings
4. Finding the Warrior Within
Whenever I start a new chapter, I will also share an introduction to the main theme and the story behind that chapter. For now, I will leave you with the forward of the book, written by Lihi Ben Haim.
Forward
This book welcomes us to the sombre days, and in the same breath, it shows us the light at the end of the tunnel. We are led into worlds through sensual words and precise descriptions.
Jeremy is a combination of young age with great wisdom. His poems share his past difficult experiences, through his current sensitivity and sense of humour. He is only twenty-three, but his heartfelt life observations and wisdom in his poetry would suit a much older man. Reading Jeremy’s book was an emotional bittersweet experience for me. Knowing him beforehand, I was thrilled to have this opportunity to get to know him better. Indeed, I am moved by his beautiful writing and his gift of describing his past with such grace and beauty. Yet, it was difficult to learn of all the pain he went through, of how strongly he did not belong. Alas, belonging is one the biggest human yearnings.
Jeremy touches his past self heartfully, courageously. The wise, gentle, endearing, heartbreaking observations in his poetry, connect gracefully to the human soul. Read with consciousness, as some of his poems evoke one to stop and think of oneself:
All my childhood was an act
and I have no idea who I really was
and I have no idea who I really am. (p.16)
Prepare yourself for a powerful, soulful and wildly beautiful journey.
Wishing you a good read,
Lihi Ben Haim
P.S.
As a writer and poet, I tend to avoid the over usage of adjectives. However, as you can see, they took over, no matter how badly I tried to fight them! Maybe you’ll understand and forgive me once you begin to read this book.
Stay Updated
With each post, I will be linking to the previous poems and related posts, so in case you do miss a couple of my posts, you can find them easily! Thank you to all those who make this experience memorable and much more enjoyable. In the mean time, here's a selfie of my bearded-self with the proof copy:
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