Poetry Poison: Vices - Deborah Alma

Poetry Poison: Vices - Deborah Alma

Deborah Alma

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  • Pages · 80 pages
  • Publication Date · 03/09/2026
  • Genre · Poetry anthologies (various poets)
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This beautiful pocket-sized hardback gift book contains carefully curated poetic poisons compiled by Deborah Alma, the founder of the Poetry Pharmacy. The Poetry Poisons are for when sweetness fails, offering a controlled dose of the less virtuous emotions, to be taken slowly and without apology. A Distillation of the Finest Sins & Vices; For the Indulgence of Appetites; For Moments of Temptation and Relish; For the Celebration of Excess; to Encourage Delight in the Forbidden; for the Cultivation of Delicious Bad Habits. Poetry Poison: Vices offers an intoxicating collection exploring human flaws: lust, desire, gluttony, sloth and more. Includes poems from Shakespeare, William Blake, and Henry David Thoreau.

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