A semi-autobiographical book of poetry that will make you remember, young love and the triumphs and trials of life. A book written for warriors. For those who have overcome obstacles, and persevered in-spite of unseemly circumstances. This book is for those that have never accepted failure as an option or as a possible outcome to their future.

Fame & Glory exhibits pieces familiar to those inspired by the great poets of our time. “If You Forget Me, Too” is a piece written in response to Pablo Neruda’s “If You Forget Me” due to its craftiness and great use of imagery. In addition, one clearly sees trails of inspiration throughout the pages of this collection from poets such as Robert Frost, E.E. Cummings, Langston Hughes, and others that have inspired the author.

We come into this world entirely whole. Life’s experiences, obstacles, and hardships can cause that wholeness to become cracked. It was while vacationing in Maine and walking along the seashore examining the endless sea of seashells; that the name of this book of poetry was revealed to me. They were:

…cracked, and yet, unbroken.
and there’s true beauty in that too.

What if there is more than one type of beauty in life? What if the cracks, and scars that you’ve accumulated along the way, bring out a whole new type of uniqueness, that is rarely ever seen…I like to call it- Beautifully Cracked