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    A Different View
    A Different View
    A Different View
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    A Different View

    By Stian Koxvig

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    Poetry about feeling alone and different in a big normal world. Poetry about struggling with depression and mental health. Poems that tell stories that everyone can feel familiar with. A Different View is a poetry collection that is more relevant than ever in these days of people struggling with mental health issues and in a society that gets more and more open.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAustin Macauley Publishers
    Release dateJan 6, 2023
    ISBN9781398426832
    A Different View
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    Stian Koxvig

    Stian Koxvig is a Norwegian writer who has been living in the UK for over three years to get away from the snow. He has Aspergers Syndrome and is very interested in mental health which caused him to compose this poetry collection about feeling alone and misunderstood in a very normal world.

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      A Different View - Stian Koxvig

      About the Author

      Stian Koxvig is a Norwegian writer who has been living in the UK for over three years to get away from the snow. He has Aspergers Syndrome and is very interested in mental health which caused him to compose this poetry collection about feeling alone and misunderstood in a very normal world.

      Dedication

      To my mum. For always believing in me and my writing, for always being supportive and helping out when I didn’t believe in myself.

      Copyright Information ©

      Stian Koxvig 2023

      The right of Stian Koxvig to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by the author in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publishers.

      Any person who commits any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages.

      A CIP catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library.

      ISBN 9781398426818 (Paperback)

      ISBN 9781398426825 (Hardback)

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