Endings: Poetry and Prose

Resentment, lost love, remorse, and death all feed into award-winning writer William Poe's new book Endings: Poetry and Prose.

One of the Best Self-Published Books of 2016--IndieReader

Poe, winner of the 2016 IndieReader Discovery Awards LGBT Fiction, returns with a new book dedicated to life's more dire experiences. A sharp contrast from his novels, which dealt with self-discovery and battling for a satisfying life, Poe's newest work pulls at your emotions from the other side of the spectrum. An artist makes a fatal decision all for the sake of art. A forgotten woman no longer cages her rage. A gay man struggles to find his place in the world. These are just some of the many narrative elements, as Poe writes about art, death, relationships, being, and reflecting. He writes in response to his own feelings of despair and loneliness as he captures the feeling of what it's like to be unfulfilled. The saddest times in life become prime material for this book of riveting short stories and poetry.

About the Author
William Poe is the author of Simon Says, winner of the 2013 International Book Awards in the category Fiction: Gay and Lesbian. His novel, Simple Simon, was a finalist for the 2013 Book of the Year Award in the category Fiction: Gay and Lesbian. Poe studied art at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock and anthropology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is also the author of the acclaimed poetry collection Myths and Rhymes.