Have I Told You About My Superpowers

by Luther Kissam

Whether manic "sailing with planets" or using "the rust of mars" to describe anger, emerging poet Luther Kissam V draws on the celestial, the terrestrial, and sometimes the mundane to explore mental health. These elements push and pull Kissam's deeply personal poems through chaos and calm, meditations and medications, and ultimately, to balance. For Kissam, bipolar is a gift from the moon, a gravitational force, that fuels exploration of mental, physical and spiritual. His poems reveal the tumult and tranquility teetering in us all, especially in those whose experience of beauty, joy, and, pain is physical, sometimes tragic, and often supernatural. Kissam's confessions of failure, triumph, and resiliency will resonate with those affected by, diagnosed with, or curious about bipolar

84 pages, Paperback

Published April 29, 2022

Reviews

[Will Whitmore]

A wonderful book of verse that brings the reader into the joys and challenges of a young man’s struggle with mental health. Proud of Luther’s vulnerability, growth and willingness to share.

[Claire]

When your friend hands you a book of poetry and says “My friend wrote this,” you indulge.

Did not disappoint.

[Cate]

Loved! Not even a huge poetry fan, yet I read each one slowly to digest the feelings and emotions the author was experiencing at the time. Incredibly captivating and raw. Well done.