Night of the Hawk by Lauren Martin
Lauren Martin’s Night of the Hawk is a sweeping yet intensely personal collection of poetry that delves into themes such as nature, illness, love, loss, misogyny, aging, Africa, and our wounded planet—inspired by her life’s experiences, including living with chronic illness and her devotion to the Ifá religion. Visceral and stirring, the poems in this collection touch on vastly disparate subjects but are ultimately unified in a singular quest: to inspire those who read them toward kindness, compassion, and questioning.
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Book Details
Night of the Hawk: Poems by Lauren Martin Published by She Writes Press on May 14, 2024
Genres: Poetry
Format: eBook, Paperback
Pages: 88
When I have wandered
long enough
what am I still beholden to?Ifá. Nature. Illness. Love. Loss. Misogyny. Aging. Africa. Our wounded planet. In this sweeping yet intensely personal collection, Lauren Martin tells the untold stories of the marginalized, the abused, the ill, the disabled—the different. Inspired by her life’s experiences, including the isolation she has suffered as a result both of living with chronic illness and having devoted herself to a religion outside the mainstream, these poems explore with raw vulnerability and unflinching honesty what it is to live apart—even as one yearns for connection.
But Night of the Hawk is no lament; it is powerful, reverential, sometimes humorous, often defiant—“ Oh heat me and fill me / I rise above lines ”—and full of wisdom. Visceral and stirring, the poems in this collection touch on vastly disparate subjects but are ultimately unified in a singular to inspire those who read them toward kindness, compassion, and questioning.
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Excerpt from Night of the Hawk
A SEA OF KISSES
One kiss to
Make me stay
Two to
Start the day
Three and
I’m on my way.
Excerpt provided by the author/publisher for use in this post.
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- Martin, Lauren (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 89 Pages - 05/14/2024 (Publication Date) - She Writes Press (Publisher)
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About Lauren Martin
Lauren Martin is a psychotherapist, poet, and a devoted Ìyânífá. Born in Boston and spending many years in New York and Paris, she currently lives in Oakland, California. Lauren studied psychology, photography and poetry at Sarah Lawrence College. She spent years writing without submitting her work due to a long shamanic journey, which led her to both Ifá, and to the writing of several books (including this collection of poems.) The upcoming publication of Night of the Hawk (SheWrites Press, 2024), reflects a deeply personal experience of illness, isolation and true shamanism.
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Giveaway!
Lauren Martin will award a randomly drawn winner a $10 Amazon/BN gift card.
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Official Tour Page for Night of the Hawk
Full Tour Schedule:
January 27: Joanne Guidoccio
January 28: Sandra’s Book Club
January 29: Westveil Publishing
January 30: Lisa Haselton’s Reviews and Interviews
January 31: The Avid Reader
January 31: Author C.A.Milson
February 3: A Wonderful World of Words
February 4: Long and Short Reviews
February 5: Fabulous and Brunette
February 6: Gina Rae Mitchell promo
February 7: The Pen and Muse Book Reviews – review only
February 7: The Faerie Review
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Thanks for sharing. Sounds good.
I’m looking forward to reading this book.
This sounds like a good story.
Thank you so much for hosting me and Night of the Hawk
This should be a very interesting novel. Thanks for sharing.
Sounds like a great book.
This sounds like an interesting book of poetry.
Nancy
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Thank you for featuring NIGHT OF THE HAWK today.