A Fraction of Momentary Love: Poems

By Wish Ronquillo Peacocke

"A Fraction of Momentary Love" takes the reader on a poignant journey of love's allure, anguish, anticipation, and everything in between. Through vivid poetic storytelling inspired by pop culture romance and infused with nature, Wish Ronquillo Peacocke awakens one's soul to a wide spectrum of relatable emotions and experiences revolving around romantic love. Amid the choreographed whirlwind gravity emerges in human emotion— a tug here, a rip tide there— binding us together in its current.

Gaining momentum page by page, this debut collection of compelling poetry inspires deep-rooted introspection and instigates lasting emotional transformation as a result.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Jan 13, 2021
• ISBN: 9780648904816

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BIO

Preface

It has been a long journey to muster some bravery to put my works out into the wild world of publishing. It took me sixteen years and a lifetime to get here. I always knew that one day I would make a book, but I did not think that it would be my poem collection. And yet, here we are.

I had discovered poetry when I was in fourth grade. My English teacher kept from making us memorise weird poems that I did not understand in their deep context of romance and adulthood but then, I loved the profundity of words. Poems moved me.

Then came my 20s. I started writing poems. I knew I had that capacity to create beauty in words, other than paintings. It was just a great way to interpret pop culture's drama, romance, suspense and all its great curiosities. I easily cry watching movies and TV shows, so I tend to assimilate myself into characters and write the poems, imagining what they must have felt. I tried poetry slamming on internet chatrooms as well, and thankfully I kept those works.

I intermittently write, never forced. I always have a notebook with me for work, and you'll find random poems in between my work notes. Most of these poems are concocted during my travels – waiting at the airport while people-watching, on the plane, ferry boat, long drives… the best times to let my imagination run wild. Mind you, I am a Piscean.

Last year was extraordinarily challenging and life-changing for me. It gave me a new path to think through life and how to turn things around. This is