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- Herausgeber: D.L. Lang
- Kategorie: Poesie und Drama
- Sprache: Englisch
Armor Against The Dawn is D.L. Lang's 8th book, largely comprised of topical poetry written in response to current events, politics, and the experience of local protests.
"Nearing the second half of this collection the author picks up a fluid pace with poems woven with a tapestry of religious dialogue and political climate commentary. As a collection of poems spanning pivotal subjects, Armor Against the Dawn is a complex representation of the poet's passionate views. The collection is layered with expressive thought and candid revelations of the poet's position on multiple current day social events. Insightful, as well as bold, the collection is infused with an underlying theme of a continual searching for answers, for understanding, and for resolution. As the collection closes, the poet offers a beautiful poem, Stay, that highlights the promise of a better world, a kinder outlook and the reward of closeness that stems from working together."-- Realistic Poetry International
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Armor Against the Dawn
D.L. Lang
Copyright © 2016, 2017 Diana L. Lang
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Table of Contents
Copyright Page
Foreword
Beginnings
Poetic Deficits
Made
What
Peace Day
Present Day, Pleasant Day
Sunlight, Porch Light, Tonight
Myopic Love?
Wait
Monterey Days
Fine China
Opening Day
Prehistoric Unicorn Rancher
Phonographic Memories
Risk
Arsenal of Songs
Scenes of Old Town
Begin Again
My Peace
Muddy Boots, Mirrored Lakes
To Remember
Discomfort
This
Deserved World
Generations
Hearing Aid
From the Children of the Great Recession
2001-2016
2016
Abnormal, Dysfunctional
The Greatest Trick
A Con
Shouldn't
When the Future Mirrors the Past
Seeds
The Wind
Election Reflections
Silent Approval
Apathy
Distraction
Disbelief
Me First
What I Thought Was America
Hope
On Waiting
Nothing
ain't right
Fault Lines
Intelligence
Cabinet Construction
Possible
Hope's Demands
Street Prophets
Still Standing
Holding On
Maccabee
The Day of Jewish Resistance
Are Jews People?
Unreal, America
The Failure of the College
To the Women who Pray with their Feet
Endangered Species—Act!
On Anthems
Thoughts
Discarded Verse
The Only Good Kind
Regrettables
The Dinner Guest
New News
Movement
Curiosity
Funerals
Sentimental Values
A Way
Barking
The Church of Holy Crude
Cease
Worldly Windows
Sheltering in Places
Stay
Prayer for the Shomrim
About the Author
Foreword
Armor Against the Dawn came about mostly in the latter half of 2016. I attended a number of protests that had a spiritual bent which inspired me to write a number of these verses.
People feeling called on behalf of whatever their spiritual path was to protest for a better world, for peace, against racism, for the environment, while simultaneously honoring and giving voice to the different traditions through which we all perceive the world.
Whether joining with indigenous Americans protesting the pipeline (“Street Prophets”), with Buddhists meditating for peace (“Peace Day”, “Holding On”), or with my fellow Jews actively resisting the oncoming era (“The Day of Jewish Resistance”), it provided many powerful moments that translated into poetry.
This book is also comprised of many post-election reflections, and about 30 poems from my rejection collection written prior to September 2016 that simply weren’t freed up for self-publication at the time of Barefoot in the Sanctuary.
There are three poems that were previously published in the Friday Poetry Corner by the Benicia Herald:
“Sheltering in Places” (September 23, 2016)
“Worldly Windows” (November 4, 2016)
and “Stay” (December 3, 2016).
“Prayer for the Shomrim” was first published on
February 18, 2015 in Expired and Inspired
by the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles.
Poetry is my greatest coping skill, even in the face of times such as these. I hope my words will bring you some comfort.
I also hope you will enjoy and review the book.
Beginnings
Curled up with a typewriter
somewhere in 1994,
deciding to be a writer,
whether wrong or right or...
Transcribing inner monologues,
seeking a return from the fog
of dreams that wish to hang out
so long that they carry us on
like armor against the dawn.
Poetic Deficits
Poems are like vitamins.
Most effective if consumed daily.
Most people are deficient.
Congratulations, you've met your minimum daily allowance!
