Lee Broda’s First Collection Of Poetry
Whispers From The Moon, 2018
Whispers From The Moon is Lee Broda’s debut poetry publication; visceral prose touching on the inspiring quality of love and the sometime-ugliness of relationships that can break us to pieces. The book covers heartbreak, loss, insecurity, love, family, and explores a true relationship to self.
Excerpt.
the vow
I promise to honor
the woman in me,
even when poison pours from her lips, searing holes of insecurity
into her beautiful skin
I will embrace her deeply, even when regret
and past failures
echo
on the walls of her mind
I will love her fully, even when her heart shrinks in fear
and shuts me out
I promise to put her first,
heal her wounds of love,
the burn marks on her soul
from far too many disappointments
I will water her with light, feed her kindness,
kiss her scars,
bathe her with love,
until death do us part
Lee Broda’s Forthcoming Collection
Facing Home
Facing Home deals with a variety of female-centric issues, as seen through the lens of an immigrant with complex feelings about the physical, emotional, and cultural shifts, as well as the relationship of things remembered and lost.
Excerpt.
One of the poems from the forthcoming collection, Tell Me About The Children, has been featured in 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE’s Issue 78. is a searing critique of the expectations placed on women to bear children, and to provide an ‘adequate’ explanation for why they remain childless.