Away from Shore
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The poems in this collection follow a young woman as she navigates the realm of first love. Falling in love makes you vulnerable. For all the joy, there is danger, too, and heartbreak.
Lyrical and full of imagery, the poems are bittersweet, both beautiful and haunting. This excerpt from one of the first poems, Fire, sets the tone for the rest of the book:
"I took him with me,
like a lantern,
into the forest of my heart.
And I forgot
that he was made of fire,
that his touch
could make things burn."
Mary McCormack Deka
Mary McCormack Deka has been published in India and the US. Her poems have appeared in the Goodreads newsletter, Railonama, and The Mystic Nebula. She won the Bare Hands Poetry and Photography Postcard Competition of 2013 and was a recipient of the Quinn Award for Poetry in 2012. She’s inspired by everything—oceans and forests, sardines and tangerines, stained glass and kizomba dancing. She likes to travel, read, write, and tell stories.
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Away from Shore - Mary McCormack Deka
Away
from Shore
Poems By
Mary McCormack Deka
Copyright © 2016 Mary McCormack Deka
All rights reserved.
ISBN-13: 978-0-9981720-1-9
Cover Photo: Mary McCormack Deka
Cover Design: Mary McCormack Deka
Dedication
To my poetry teachers throughout the years: Kate Sullivan, Michael Madonick, Janice Harrington, and Brigit Kelly. I was so incredibly lucky to be in your classes.
Also to Grams, Kristen, Shikhank, Niketha, Kamilla, and Pickles. You have inspired and encouraged my poetry more than you might imagine.
To Grandma Emily. A poet herself.
To everyone who’s ever read my work and given me feedback. Your interest and comments mean the world to me.
And to all of my family and friends. Your love is a blessing.
Acknowledgments
The author thanks the editors of the journals and contests in which the following poems (some of which have been revised) have appeared or received recognition:
Bare Hands Poetry and Photography Postcard Competition 2013: Folding, Unfolding
;
Storm Cellar: Feverish
, Here
;
Desmond O’Grady Poetry Competition 2012 (Finalist): Saved
Preface
After I had my heart broken, I woke each morning with a headache, thinking, What could I have done differently? Is there something I could have done? What could I have done differently? Over and over again, the same