Poetry

This book of poetry explores the early life of DYC, who turned to poetry as she encountered love, loss, domestic violence and more, while growing up in the heart of the Lower East Side.

I have had a wonderful life so far! I was raised in the military and got to travel, and to live in Europe for 3 years and travel to 10 different countries. At the age of 15 I was stricken with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis in both knees, which put an end to my very physical life. I finally had a horse, for 4 months before getting the JRA, and had to sell her, as I was in the hospital 6 times that 1st summer. I have subsequently had 18 surgeries for various problems, and I have learned to live with what I have. This book chronicles most of my life so far: the pain, the goodness, the loves in my life, and the heartaches. I also have a section dedicated to our Military Veterans, as ...