So Cried the Wolf

I wish upon these bitter laments thesesubtle raindropspattering across perfectly indifferentparchment papera breath of life...May power be present in my pen's strokeand song belted out with every supple verse;luscious chorus of violent embracevibrating in a golden hazelike the hummingbird as he skims acrossa brilliant sunsetand casts his melancholy shadowacross the landscape of time and space:even sadness has its place....Born from the embers of ashen periodsin the author's lifeSo Cried the Wolfjourneys into the darker expanses of human experience. Told overa span of over 120 poems each representing its own threadof thought emotion sensation wit and sometimes wisdomin thismeticulously composed tapestry this collectiontellsa dynamictaleofsuffering and healing.Influenced by literary figures and thinkers as wide ranging as BukowskiSartreAurelius H.D. Thoreau andNietzscheSo Cried the Wolfis a two-partillustrated collection that interweaves personal experience withexistential philosophical and psychological themes to createa lushand intricatework of poetry. Complexly woven deeply reflective and sometimes outright bitingSo Cried the Wolf is a vitalcontribution to the modern poetry scene.So Cried the Wolf is written edited illustrated and self-published by upcoming Canadian author and multidisciplinary artist J. Faolan.