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The Search for Me

Year

2025

Language

ENGLISH

Publication Information

M.E. Publishing

Summary

The Search for Me is a collection of 39 poems and 1 short story masquerading as a poem. Sections are broken out in themes consisting of existentialism, finding and losing oneself, love and loss of love, familial pain/love/loss, plus current affairs and opinions, along with silliness thrown throughout. Each one to make you think, perhaps laugh, possibly cry, and often times all three. This is M.E. Johnson's first book of poetry. He is an accomplished screenwriter. Look for a collection of short stories and a breakout novel in the near future.

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