Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day -- "Poetry has to be something more than a conception of the mind. It has to be a revelation of nature. Conceptions are artificial. Perceptions are essential." ~ Wallace Stevens -- Authors Read Radio -- Come listen to poet Lillian Brummet sharing excerpts from Towards Understandin g on Authors Rea d today. Towards Understanding is a collection of 120 non-fiction poems written in chronological order. It is a true story of a young pre-teen female growing up on her own, struggling to survive, breaking the chains of inner demons and finally growing towards understanding of her value & purpose in life – but not quite reaching it. Thus the title… Towards Understanding. The reason behind the book was to show other victims of abuse, violence and neglect that they can live a wholesome life without baggage from the past. Second to that Lillian wanted to provide a road-map that showed the healing process that victims go through, letting others know they are not a...