Blue Light: The Highs and Lows of a Spirited Life in Poetry and Prose - Hardcover
by Harvey Puppi
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Availability:In StockContributor:Harvey Puppi, Jayne TownsendTheme:Cultural Region/Canadian, Topical/FamilyPublish date:3/20/2026Pages:252
Languages:EnglishPublisher:FriesenPressISBN-13:9781038304193ISBN-10:1038304199UPC:9781038304193Book Category:Poetry, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Canadian, Subjects & Themes, MemoirsBook Topic:FamilySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.81 inchesWeight:0.531Product ID:SCRCWX0NH9
Blue Light is a collection of found poetry, lyrics, stories, and diary entries that chronicles the life, creativity, and soul of a complex man. In writing that is vulnerable, witty, and profound, Harvey bares his heart and soul on the page as he delves into the themes of his Italian family roots, childhood memories, friendships, passions, demons, losses, and loves. These are but some of the intertwined threads that shaped Harvey, the golden boy whose childhood traumas eventually led him to seek solace in alcohol and drugs. His substance use rapidly escalated to a dependency on opioids, in all available forms, that almost took his life on several occasions.
In his own words, we hear the voice of a man expressing the darkness of despair and the blue-light elation at finding sobriety. This deeply moving, personal history is one which everyone struggling with the helplessness and the shame that shrouds addiction can relate to and find hope.
In his own words, we hear the voice of a man expressing the darkness of despair and the blue-light elation at finding sobriety. This deeply moving, personal history is one which everyone struggling with the helplessness and the shame that shrouds addiction can relate to and find hope.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:FriesenPressISBN-13:9781038304193ISBN-10:1038304199UPC:9781038304193Book Category:Poetry, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Canadian, Subjects & Themes, MemoirsBook Topic:FamilySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.81 inchesWeight:0.531Product ID:SCRCWX0NH9
Puppi, Harvey: - Harvey Puppi was a born and bred Toronto boy; a poet, lyricist, and a musician.
At Carleton and York Universities, Harvey earned an Honours Degree in English Literature. He also studied creative writing in Italian and won The Ambassador of Switzerland Award for a short piece of writing entitled, Io e gli Altri. He subsequently earned an M.A. in the two disciplines of English and Music. His thesis, Musical Elements in the Early Poetry of T.S. Eliot was published in 1983.
On April 29, 2016, from a cruel "jest of God", Harvey passed away following a car accident.
At Carleton and York Universities, Harvey earned an Honours Degree in English Literature. He also studied creative writing in Italian and won The Ambassador of Switzerland Award for a short piece of writing entitled, Io e gli Altri. He subsequently earned an M.A. in the two disciplines of English and Music. His thesis, Musical Elements in the Early Poetry of T.S. Eliot was published in 1983.
On April 29, 2016, from a cruel "jest of God", Harvey passed away following a car accident.
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