Poetry and Ponderings: A Journey of Abuse and Healing Through Poetry

by Diamante Lavendar

Winner of a Gold Medal from the Nonfiction Author's Association! Gold Medal winner from Mom's Choice Awards! Also a Pinnacle Achievement Award winner for Poetry!

Recipient of two Gold Medals from Royal Dragonfly Book Awards for Poetry and Religion/Spiritual and a Finalist in the Book Excellence Awards!

Recent winner of a Gold Medal from the Human Relations Indie Book Awards for Motivational Indie Poetry Book and a Silver Medal for Personal Challenge Indie Poetry Book!

5 Star Review Medal winner from Reader's Favorite and a Gold Medal winner for Poetry from Reader’s Favorite!

PRODUCT DETAILS
Released February 2017 from Written Dreams Publishing
Category/Genre: Christian Poetry and Memoir
Paperback ISBN: 978-0998167398 - $14.99
Ebook: $4.99
120 pages

OVERVIEW
A raw collection of religious poetry and prose based on one Christian woman’s experiences of being abused, and how she healed herself with God’s love in order to move past the assaults.

In this rare collection of nonfiction Christian poetry and prose based on real life experiences, Diamante Lavendar, a victim of abuse, shows the reader the raw emotions of pain, hate, and denial that occur before a victim of abuse can find a way to heal from the pains of assault. Knowing herself the very difficult journey of being a victim, Diamante was abused as a child, and turned to alcohol and drugs to numb the pain. Many years later, she started to heal under God’s watchful eyes and was able to find love in her life again. She shares these truly inspiring, religious poems in the hopes that it may help other victims heal their hurts, as she did while writing the poetry collection.

AUTHOR BIO
Diamante Lavendar has been in love with reading since she was a child. Diamante believes that everyone should try to leave their own positive mark on the world, and to make it a better place for all. Writing is her way of leaving her mark—one story at a time. She began writing in college and has published poetry in anthologies over the years. Most of her writing is very personal and stems from her own experiences, and those of her family and friends. She writes to encourage hope and possibility to those who read her stories. To learn more about Diamante Lavendar and her books, please visit her website at: DiamanteLavendar.com.