Cracked & Broken

<p><em>A consistently-surprising exploration of aging - of the discovery that middle age is where one's identity can flourish in a way it never could in youth. A compelling poetic journey.</em></p><p>- Publisher's Weekly</p><p>=====</p><p><br></p><p>An ode to the overlooked. A tribute to mediocre donuts. A lament on lost dreams. In <em>Cracked & Broken</em> award-winning poet Sean Petrie celebrates the things we crack and break through to make it to middle age. </p><p><br></p><p>Both heartbreaking and heartwarming this collection reminds us we are never truly alone and there is always another daybreak.</p><p><br></p><p>=====</p><p><em>These poems crackle with the kind of joy-shine mined from well-lived days. I smiled and ached on every page. With pain-carved wisdom a perfect vulnerable wit and an eye for delicious details Petrie sings us through long-loved pubs rooftop sunrises desert sandscapes treasured heartache and exquisite moments recognizing how very beautiful it is to be alive.</em></p><p>-Owen Egerton filmmaker and author of <em>Hollow</em></p>