The triumph of sorrow: a lover of longing by Uzomah Ugwu

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“The Triumph of Sorrow is aptly titled. Uzomah Ugwu’s debut collection evokes a tortured landscape of feeling with unvanquished clarity. Her verse, like beacons over the shores of perilous seas, illuminates murky headlands of grief and longing and despair with lyrical candor. These poems are often poignant and laced with arresting imagery.”

–Isaac Constantine author of  Jeremiah’s Ghost: An Apocalyptic Fantasy

 

Uzomah Ugwu’s The Triumph of Sorrow takes us on a truly heartfelt journey through love and pain, obsession and loss, a journey that begins with the beloved “orbiting me like / you knew my planet,” only to grow difficult, dark, nuanced.  These are sonically complex, honest poems that trace true emotions with thoughtfulness and introspection. Ugwu’s is a voice I value. —

–Kevin Prufer, author  of The Art of Fiction

 

 

 

 

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The triumph of sorrow: a lover of longing

by Uzomah Ugwu

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$17.99

979-8-88838-418-3

2023

The Triumph of Sorrow: A Lover of Longing features poems that guide the reader around many topics, such as lost love, personal history, a woman’s right to choose, abuse, and mental health. For the majority, this book focuses on the aspect of love anyone can relate to and the offensive side. Each poem is a rush to the heart of the matter that makes us all tick and able to connect as human beings—held together by rare truthful emotional storytelling, the poetics of the book frame moments that make up times that can be located anywhere.

Uzomah Ugwu is a poet/writer, curator, and multi-disciplined artist. Her poetry, writing, and art have been featured internationally in various publications, galleries, and art spaces. She is a political, social, and cultural activist. Her core focus is on human rights, mental health, animal rights, and the rights of LGBTQIA persons. She is also the managing editor and founder of Arte Realizzata.

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