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Poetry of The Broken
A poetry accompaniment to "Twisted Crown". Step inside the minds of the real Beauty and Knight with these specially selected works. Each one taken from a small collection of poetry written during the process of writing “Twisted Crown”. B&K hope you enjoy the angst filled rhymes of a Mad Hatter pulling herself back from the brink of insanity and a dashing Knight barely holding it together.
58 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 1, 2018
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E.L. DuBois
6 books43 followersBest-selling, award-winning author, activist, advocate, filmmaker, CEO, and artist.
EL DuBois was born & raised in Texas where she still lives today surrounded by her amazing family. Erica is a Native American avid artist, music lover, and reader. She is a Southern Belle at heart with a passion for Chucks in various colors, lavender checkered Vans, and a good novel. When Erica is not writing or producing she can be found enjoying a beautiful life with her loved ones.
Erica's personal experiences with domestic violence and stalking have made her an activist, advocate, and supporter of many causes facing victims of any harassment or abuse. It is her greatest wish that no one ever has to suffer the traumas she endured and that justice is brought for all those who have. These experiences have made her appreciate life, laughter, and love.
They also prompted her to start the Twisted Crown Foundation in 2021. It is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting survivors. In 2023 the Twisted Crown Foundation launched the Healing Initiative Program. A healing initiative dedicated to helping survivors heal through the arts. Erica is also a RAINN Speakers Bureau member, NCADV Speaker, & Advisory Board Member of Hire Survivors Hollywood. Erica "EL" is a believer in a positive attitude, positive actions, and paying it forward. Her motto is "do good things with no expectations, and life has a way of bringing goodness back to you".
EL DuBois was born & raised in Texas where she still lives today surrounded by her amazing family. Erica is a Native American avid artist, music lover, and reader. She is a Southern Belle at heart with a passion for Chucks in various colors, lavender checkered Vans, and a good novel. When Erica is not writing or producing she can be found enjoying a beautiful life with her loved ones.
Erica's personal experiences with domestic violence and stalking have made her an activist, advocate, and supporter of many causes facing victims of any harassment or abuse. It is her greatest wish that no one ever has to suffer the traumas she endured and that justice is brought for all those who have. These experiences have made her appreciate life, laughter, and love.
They also prompted her to start the Twisted Crown Foundation in 2021. It is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting survivors. In 2023 the Twisted Crown Foundation launched the Healing Initiative Program. A healing initiative dedicated to helping survivors heal through the arts. Erica is also a RAINN Speakers Bureau member, NCADV Speaker, & Advisory Board Member of Hire Survivors Hollywood. Erica "EL" is a believer in a positive attitude, positive actions, and paying it forward. Her motto is "do good things with no expectations, and life has a way of bringing goodness back to you".
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January 19, 2021
Mended
E.L. DuBois' book The Glass Mask was full of horrors that I hope the rest of us will never experience. The Poetry of the Broken was written by Erica, and her current husband, Thomas, during the period of writing The Glass Mask. The poems are divided between Erica and Thomas and you can see the different array of feelings each encountered. Erica's poems are at times full of pain and despair, but always coming through is a sense of hope. Thomas feels at times helpless yet he is so supportive, and as he "looks on at his beautiful wife" he wants nothing more than to take all the pain away, to be her saviour. The range of poems and the various concepts are very impressive and the 2 different perspectives of Erica and Thomas, relating to the same background, is unique and really interesting. I loved the title of the book and several poems, which I thought were very clever. To know the story behind the poems makes it much more powerful.
I have engaged with Erica and I know through her book, the poetry, interviews and discussions, how she suffered physical and psychological damage, and a lot of it permanent. Yet to talk to her she is incredibly funny, witty and excited about her writing career. She is a most gracious and thankful person and providing us with a poetic glimpse into that horror, there is an offer to help those in similar situations and a hope that no one else will ever experience domestic abuse. It does go to show you that with hope, even if something is badly broken it can be mended.
E.L. DuBois' book The Glass Mask was full of horrors that I hope the rest of us will never experience. The Poetry of the Broken was written by Erica, and her current husband, Thomas, during the period of writing The Glass Mask. The poems are divided between Erica and Thomas and you can see the different array of feelings each encountered. Erica's poems are at times full of pain and despair, but always coming through is a sense of hope. Thomas feels at times helpless yet he is so supportive, and as he "looks on at his beautiful wife" he wants nothing more than to take all the pain away, to be her saviour. The range of poems and the various concepts are very impressive and the 2 different perspectives of Erica and Thomas, relating to the same background, is unique and really interesting. I loved the title of the book and several poems, which I thought were very clever. To know the story behind the poems makes it much more powerful.
I have engaged with Erica and I know through her book, the poetry, interviews and discussions, how she suffered physical and psychological damage, and a lot of it permanent. Yet to talk to her she is incredibly funny, witty and excited about her writing career. She is a most gracious and thankful person and providing us with a poetic glimpse into that horror, there is an offer to help those in similar situations and a hope that no one else will ever experience domestic abuse. It does go to show you that with hope, even if something is badly broken it can be mended.
November 10, 2019
Flowing words done right
As a poet, I always love to delve into others’ words, and these two have done a splendid job. Touching and heartfelt, you can feel the love.
As a poet, I always love to delve into others’ words, and these two have done a splendid job. Touching and heartfelt, you can feel the love.
July 24, 2019
Beautiful!
This selection of poems were absolutely beautiful! They were really deep and opened my mind to a different world! Love it!
This selection of poems were absolutely beautiful! They were really deep and opened my mind to a different world! Love it!
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