Love Songs

<p><strong>Blurbs</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(29 34 40 1)>Olga Stein's poetry asserts that love and desire are fundamental universal experiences that transcend time and cultural boundaries serving as powerful forces for personal and collective resilience. To this poet human creativity and artistic expression are vital for coping with life's complexities and enduring beyond oppression and tyranny. The collection critiques the misuse of power and celebrates the beauty and transformative power of art suggesting that both truth and artistic integrity are essential for resisting injustice. By intertwining historical and contemporary contexts the poems emphasize the continuity and interconnectedness of human experiences advocating for a nuanced understanding of the human condition.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(29 34 40 1)>                                   Philip Nikolayev author of </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(29 34 40 1)>Monkey Time</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(29 34 40 1)> and </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(29 34 40 1)>Letters from Aldenderry</em></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(29 34 40 1)>It is said that all poetry is about love and time. Olga Stein's poetic voice is reminiscent of Sappho and brings the chorus to the fore singing of love longing and the lost. In this elegant portrait of the heart Gods mythos and even the fallible human soul creates a narrative arc of passions and classical heartbreak. </span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(29 34 40 1)>                   Micheline Maylor Ph.D. author of </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(29 34 40 1)>The Bad Wife</em></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(29 34 40 1)>Bio</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(29 34 40 1)>Olga Stein is an academic writer and editor. She has PhD in English and cultural studies and is a university and college instructor of literature and social sciences. Stein has been writing essays editorials and book review for more than two decades. </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(29 34 40 1)>Love Songs: Prayers to Gods Not Men</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(29 34 40 1)> is her first poetry collection. Stein lives in Toronto Canada.</span></p>