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Open Heart Chronicles
Open Heart Chronicles
Paperback Publication Date: June 15, 2019
With transformative and soul-searching vulnerability, James B. Moore reveals the arc of his lived experience and the story of a man’s gradual shift through the many stages of maturity.
Throughout this memorable collection, Moore’s poetry always returns to matters of the heart. Some pieces meditate on the loving, supportive partnership Moore has built with his wife. Others explore his gradual realization that life contains moments and experiences that transcend the physical. Finally, in a literal interpretation of the title, Moore writes candidly and humorously about his experiences with life-threatening cardiac illness. Medical professionals have found his descriptions of the power of the healing arts particularly meaningful.
Open Heart Chronicles follows Moore’s poetry collection Spirit Unchained (2015).
The signed limited hardcover edition will feature an inserted leaf in the author’s handwriting, and will be sent to subscribers in February, 2019.
The trade paperback edition will be released on June 15, 2019. Available for pre-order.
Please enjoy the poem “nine lives”, a special excerpt from Open Heart Chronicles:
I’m like an alley cat
who has lived most of his
nine lives
there’s freedom
in knowing the
end is near
life feels more real
when any moment
might be my last
I don’t fear
what awaits
or what comes next
curiosity does not kill this cat
I can smell
the scent of something more