Poetry

Emotional Fissures

by

John C. Winchell

During nine months in 2008, author John C. Winchell experienced a broken longstanding love relationship, principal job/housing loss and the death of his youngest sister Elizabeth. Emotional Fissures explores the raw, unfiltered feelings he negotiated during that fateful chain of tragic life events.

The breadth of subject matter is diverse and utterly personal. With no intimate support system, poetry became John's primary coping mechanism, creative outlet and confidant. Blending sublime metaphor with vivid symbolism, he has painted ruthlessly cathartic scenes of painful memory to both haunt and inspire the reader.

Each poem in this anthology reveals the rugged terrain of John's inner emotional landscape as he faced elemental fear, grief and loss with unflinching honesty. The result is a journey of intense pain and quiet suffering leading to deep introspection and, ultimately, spiritual evolution.

A testament to the human spirit's resilient healing capacity, Emotional Fissures offers hope and inspiration for anyone healing from an emotional upheaval due to tragic life circumstances. Its relevancy cannot be overstated, as the collection also encourages readers to embark on their own inner journey of evolving compassionate awareness.

Inner Pathways

by

John C. Winchell

With Inner Pathways, author John C. Winchell deftly illuminates secret catacombs of the soul where past-life love stirs, dormant emotions awaken, and solemn oaths of soul contracts are justly fulfilled.

John meticulously handcrafts each poem, applying ultimate concision in word choice to impactful metaphor and symbolism. This unique style of cathartic brevity evolved out of necessity, as poetry was his primary form of emotional expression during multiple consecutively difficult life chapters.

Every poem beckons readers to explore the deeper aspects of their own soul. Through compelling verse, John carefully examines challenging life dichotomies like stagnation versus action and complacency versus change. He also endeavors to strike a contemplative balance between his heart and mind, intimately unpacking the complexity of that timeless inner struggle.

Beneath the surface, John challenges readers’ own self-limiting beliefs and empowers them to confront their hidden shadow selves and negative conditioning.

Inner Pathways provides a honest touchstone for those seeking to expand their awareness, heal old wounds, and live more compassionately. This collection should resonate with anyone who has ever felt lost, alone or trapped in a cycle of self-imposed negativity.