sex in the kitchen sink, Modern Poetry and Artist chapbooks
Emily H. Sturgill ME.d, B.F.A.
THE BOOKS
" I was born, slipping on a symphony of broken melancholy; created of pencils and crayons; i was not supposed to be this way. i guess i am a "disappointment". i paint and draw. i like to write poetry. The things I excel at could fit inside my shoe." Excerpt from the poem,"Pain"written in 1995, by E.H. Cato(my maiden name) featured in Volume 2 of the Rantings & Ravings Series, 2013.
Sex in the kitchen Sink: Poetry And Art (2013)
ISBN-10: 1482007398
ISBN-13: 978-1482007398
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A blending of artworks and poetry by Emily H. Sturgill. This small chapbook is roughly 33 pages and contains images of colored original artwork by the Author/Artist/Poet. It is available on Amazon's kindle for $5.99 to download and it is also available as a paperback version for $9.99. The paperback version is 8.5 x 11, 33 pages, and has colored images as well. This is Mrs. Sturgill's first collection of poetry and artwork.
On the Brink: Letters to the Madness+Poems & pictures:Volume One. (2013)
ISBN-10: 1482024896
ISBN-13: 978-1482024890
​This is a picture of the paperback version's cover, which slightly differs from the artwork on the cover of the kindle version.The paperback is 8.5 x 11, and contains colored artworks. It also contains my poetry spanning several years.It is a self-expression into a life plagued by mental illness, the highs and lows associated with manic depression. It does contain some adult content.
On the Brink: Letters, poems & pictures to the Madness.
Volume 2 of the rantings & ravings series-(2013)
ISBN-10: 1482026627
ISBN-13: 978-1482026627​
This book does contain some adult and mature content.This second volume is much more personal, very raw, highlighting the highs and lows which accompany Living with Manic Depressive Illness for many years, over two decades. The Author, is a poet, an Artist, and also a beginning Art Therapist. She has a M.ed in Art Therapy and a B.F.A. with a concentration in painting. She lives with her husband, mother-in-law, and various fur-children near the Motor City, Detroit, Mi.
Mythology seen through Metaphor: Word Salad 1.5 (2013)
ISBN-10: 1482066831
ISBN-13: 978-1482066838
This is a personal journey of the mythology of ones private life told through art and poetry. The subtitle "word salad 1.5" refers to the symptom commonly known to mental health persons as word salad. It is a symptom that both bipolar and schizophrenic persons share. It is a flight of words, random loose associations, that do not always make sense to the observer.The author has bipolar disorder and from time to time has disappeared into the "word salad.'
