I Am by Tracy Ahrens

Tracy Ahrens‘ poems take us on a spiritual journey, reminding us that each person is a piece of a puzzle wondering where we belong. Her love poems in this wonderful collection capture the essential truth of the human condition: We seek the union of love but finally realize that we are alone, disappointed, and misunderstood, but still searching for an essence of love, knowing that “none will measure up to.”

–Loren Logsdon, teacher, editor and short story writer

i am, by Tracy Ahrens is a book of poetry that is more than simple words but rather a painting of a heart. Emotionally spellbinding, there is a poem for every emotion we experience when going through a breakup or abandonment, be it lover, friend, or family member. Always honest, sometimes scathingly sad, the words are like a stone thrown through a window; breaking upon the page as sharp and crystal clear as tears. It is not easy to put your fears and anger, loss, and hope into words and lay them out for the world, but Tracy has done a brilliant job with a book that will speak to anyone that’s had a broken heart. A hauntingly beautiful collection for anyone.

–L.B. Johnson – Award Winning Author of Small Town Roads and other non-fiction

Author Tracy Ahrens earned First Place for Creative Verse – Single Poem in the 2019 Illinois Woman’s Press Association Mate E. Palmer Professional Communications contest with her poem “secrets in the soil.” The poem went on to the National Federation of Press Women 2019 National Communications Contest and earned Third Place for Creative Verse – Single Poem.

One of Tracy’s poems appears in the spring 2019 issue of Eureka Literary Magazine (ELM).

 

Her poem “secrets in the soil” is also in the December 2018 issue of Another Chicago Magazine and remains visible online.

 

Tracy is a regular contributor of poetry and photography to Fine Lines Creative Writing Journal. One of her photographs is on the cover of the Summer 2019 issue.