Poet of Death

About the Book

I wake to the saddest sunrise. My bed has become a tomb. I rise with hope thin as a cobweb, Desperate to hear your voice, Desperate to hold your hand. Is our love real? There is no floor below me. Catch me, I am falling. Kirk Olson has a talent for lyrically seeing through the darkness to the light on the other side where everyone is encouraged to live and chase their dreams. In his third collection of poetry, Olson vividly explores the theme of death: death of relationships, his mother, dreams, motivation, accidents, addiction, and much more. Olson shares unique poems that reflect on diverse subjects that include a dark knight whose soul is always free, a Mother Earth that humanity continues to deface, guitar strings that scream postulation, subconscious wanderings, and the death of a romance that was never meant to be. Poet of Death offers candid insight into one man’s life as he poetically explores the theme of dying within an open platform that inspires reflection for anyone seeking to view life in a different way.

About the Author

Kirk C. Olson is the author of Moral Compass: Poems from the Head, Heart and Tears of a Tormented Soul (2010) and Poet’s Pain (2014). He earned a BA in philosophy from Stonehill College in North Easton, Massachusetts, and has been sober for thirty-plus years. Olson, who currently lives in Massachusetts, continues to nurture his passion for heavy metal music.