Review
"Sonya, garbed in a shade deeper than black (and she doesnt know what that is), writes from somewhere in a well the depth of herself. She writes of pain, despair, loneliness in the ironic voice of an old one who has seen it all and expects no better. Deceptively simple, these poems deserve to be read again....and again, until the reader has sucked the dry kernel of truth from them." -- Priscilla Herrington, author of PATHways
About the Author
SONYA MADDEN says she didnt learn to write poetry- "Poetry wrote itself. When I bought a guitar at fourteen with the intent of making music, I had no clue that I was indeed writing poetry. Before high school, that term made me cringe.
She says it was the soul-bleeding act of writing verse that saved her life. It helped her overcome her fathers abandonment, the loss of her best friend, Gina, to a devastating fire, loss of her lover, and a life-long challenge, healing from incest.
Her goal in sharing her writing is to inspire women and men to come forward with their lives, their private struggles, and their triumphs in living life.
Her motto is If there are no experiences/ideas, why write? If you cant share, why write? Write to avoid being trapped in your own head.
She lives with her parents, her dog, and two cats in Vernon, CT.
