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    The Truth I Must Invent
    The Truth I Must Invent
    The Truth I Must Invent
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    The Truth I Must Invent

    By Francis Diclemente

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    The Truth I Must Invent is a collection of narrative and philosophical poems written in free-verse style. Employing a minimalistic approach and whimsical language, Francis DiClemente explores the themes of self, identity, loneliness, memory, existence, family, parenthood, disability, gratitude, and compassion.

     

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPoets Choice
    Release dateMay 11, 2023
    ISBN9789395193740
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      The Truth I Must Invent - Francis Diclemente

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      All Rights Reserved

      ©2023 Francis DiClemente

      Published by Poets Choice & Free Spirit LLC

      www.poetschoice.in

      First Edition March 2023

      Cover Design by Koni Deraz

      Cover Photo by Engin Akyurt

      Book Design by Adil Ilyas, Pakistan

      ISBN: 978-93-95193-74-0

      Price: $22.50

      BCID: 287-16831497

      Acknowledgments

      Cake Mistake was published in What We See on Our Journeys: An Anthology of Poetry by Onondaga County Poets (Willet Press, 2021).

      Looking Through Spindles, Fingers in Hair, and Craniopharyngioma (Youthful Diary Entry) were published in 2021 on the Featured Poets blog, presented by Osamase Ekhator.

      Diagnosis was published in essay form on the website of The Pituitary Foundation.

      Inner Antipathy was published on the poetry blog Ephemeral Elegies.

      Contents

      Acknowledgments

      I.

      Uncle On Screen

      Bubble in the Bathroom

      Little Spider

      Halloween Screening

      Man Inside Nighthawks

      Cake Mistake

      II.

      Enchanted Forest

      Looking Through Spindles

      Aplomb

      Voiceless

      Diagnosis

      Craniopharyngioma (Youthful Diary Entry)

      Syringe Scene

      No Change

      Freak Show

      Diary Entry: 1994

      Retracing the Past

      Freeing the Prisoner

      Fission

      III.

      Friction

      Fertile Ground

      Inertia

      Wrong Number

      Ending All Attempts

      The Cave

      Tentacles

      Inner Antipathy

      Echo Inside

      The Story of a Face

      The Gulf

      Outsider

      Mattress Moment

      The Wanting is the Hardest Part

      Camera Angle

      No Substitute

      Acceptance of Dissatisfaction

      Resolution

      IV.

      Verbal Parenthood

      Inspired by Beckett

      Cursor Flashing

      Formula for Poetry

      Words Captured

      Poetry Involuntary

      A Poet’s Work

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