30 Days Dry

First poetry collection by Robert Eric Shoemaker featuring poetry on the theme of self-betterment and de-contamination of the body and mind. With humor and pathos, Shoemaker delves deeply into the darkest haven, a rift filled with addictions of harmful and placid varieties- empathetic to the plight of multitudes. Over the course of a month, the writer's attempts to remain sober and clean of all contaminants demonstrate an on-going internal battle studded with triumphs and failures,...
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First poetry collection by Robert Eric Shoemaker featuring poetry on the theme of self-betterment and de-contamination of the body and mind. With humor and pathos, Shoemaker delves deeply into the darkest haven, a rift filled with addictions of harmful and placid varieties- empathetic to the plight of multitudes. Over the course of a month, the writer's attempts to remain sober and clean of all contaminants demonstrate an on-going internal battle studded with triumphs and failures, moments of insight and moments of pain. Shoemaker's language brims with the electrical quality of one on the edge, living as best one can under societal and artistic pressures, as well as personal demons. Sparkling with hope dipped in chaos, "30 Days Dry" proclaims with gusto the possibility of a future free of abuse. "30 Days Dry" is illustrated with whimsy and thoughtfulness in full color drawings by international artist Susanne Wawra, resident of Ireland.