From My Eye To The Sky

By J.V. Sadler

From the author of Licking comes a collection of poetry filled with raw verses that expose a piece of J.V. Sadler's

• Language: English
• Publisher: J.V. Sadler
• Release date: Jun 19, 2024
• ISBN: 9798989624249

J.V. Sadler

J.V. Sadler, a Cincinnati native and 2022 graduate of Oberlin College, is a dark fiction writer and poet. Sadler's passion for writing first began in high school, writing for the school's literary magazine and newspaper.

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From My Eye To The Sky

J.V. Sadler

J.V. Sadler

Copyright © 2024 by J.V. Sadler

All rights reserved.

No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher or author, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law.

Library of Congress Control Number: 2024906292

Hardback ISBN: 979-8-9896242-3-2

Note to the Reader

From My Eye to the Sky contains the following: racism, child neglect, strong language, sexual content, suicide, ableism, religious themes, political themes, and gore.

Dedicated to my comrades

Previously Published Poems

The Sea Tamer was first published in Hope Springs Eternal: An Anthology of Hopeful Poetry (2023) by Simple Simons Press

Unshackle the River was first published in Songs for Wild Ohio (2023) by Last Exit Press

A Poem for Charles was first published in Voices of the Real 8 (2024) by Poetry Is Life Publishing

Palestine on my mind was first published in For A Better World (2024) by SOS ART

Contents

Introduction

From My Eye to the Sky

Hope is

Life is

Wild Onion

Such terrible-sounding love

pappy said this would happen one day

Unpoetic

A Frustrated Poem

Lynch’n

Icarus XX

A Bright Sunny Day

Alien Pussy

Satisfied, so satisfying

Devil’s Speak

in the mirror

[Here I Am]

Willful Whispers

No more hopeful shit

The Wanderer

Your Language

Resilience is not my forte

The Sea Tamer

Unshackle the River

The Water of Fun

Haiku for you

When the Doc told me