The Truth I Must Invent
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The Truth I Must Invent is a collection of narrative and philosophical poems written in free-verse style. Employing a minimalistic approach and whimsical language, Francis DiClemente explores the themes of self, identity, loneliness, memory, existence, family, parenthood, disability, gratitude, and compassion.
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The Truth I Must Invent - Francis Diclemente
All Rights Reserved
©2023 Francis DiClemente
Published by Poets Choice & Free Spirit LLC
www.poetschoice.in
First Edition March 2023
Cover Design by Koni Deraz
Cover Photo by Engin Akyurt
Book Design by Adil Ilyas, Pakistan
ISBN: 978-93-95193-74-0
Price: $22.50
BCID: 287-16831497
Acknowledgments
Cake Mistake
was published in What We See on Our Journeys: An Anthology of Poetry by Onondaga County Poets (Willet Press, 2021).
Looking Through Spindles,
Fingers in Hair,
and Craniopharyngioma (Youthful Diary Entry)
were published in 2021 on the Featured Poets blog, presented by Osamase Ekhator.
Diagnosis
was published in essay form on the website of The Pituitary Foundation.
Inner Antipathy
was published on the poetry blog Ephemeral Elegies.
Contents
Acknowledgments
I.
Uncle On Screen
Bubble in the Bathroom
Little Spider
Halloween Screening
Man Inside Nighthawks
Cake Mistake
II.
Enchanted Forest
Looking Through Spindles
Aplomb
Voiceless
Diagnosis
Craniopharyngioma (Youthful Diary Entry)
Syringe Scene
No Change
Freak Show
Diary Entry: 1994
Retracing the Past
Freeing the Prisoner
Fission
III.
Friction
Fertile Ground
Inertia
Wrong Number
Ending All Attempts
The Cave
Tentacles
Inner Antipathy
Echo Inside
The Story of a Face
The Gulf
Outsider
Mattress Moment
The Wanting is the Hardest Part
Camera Angle
No Substitute
Acceptance of Dissatisfaction
Resolution
IV.
Verbal Parenthood
Inspired by Beckett
Cursor Flashing
Formula for Poetry
Words Captured
Poetry Involuntary
A Poet’s Work