Shards - Paperback

by Greg Rudolph (Illustrator), William Bortz (Author)

Shards by William Bortz is a book of poetry that navigates the hurt of the past and how those fragments spill into present daily life while offering respite to both the writer and the reader. The collection does less mourning for hurt and more seeking amends with all of the shattered pieces: offering the reader hope that in brokenness there is reconciliation. This trend is most present in the poem 'War'. Author Bortz shows no condemnation for the father who passed the war onto him, only acknowledgement. In this key paradigm shift, we see the hope that the author beseeches us to grasp onto: honesty begets forgiveness.

Author Biography

William is a writer and poet from Des Moines, Iowa. He holds a degree in Psychology as well as a B.A. in Creative Writing w/ Concentration in Fiction. William's first book of poetry, 'Lately, I've Been Drinking Alone.' was published in 2014 and his second 'shards' will be published in April 2018. William writes a lot about relationships-using his past experiences growing up in a fractured home, foster care and homeless to lay out a path that directs through adolescence, adulthood and every aspect of gaining compassion. His work has been published in a number of literary magazines and anthologies both online and in print.