When The Gods Were Half Human
Description
An exploration of pain, love and personal transformation which delves—poignant and irreverent—into questions of being and transcendence that blur the line between sacred and mundane. Viscerally poetic and as personal as it is universal, these selected works represent an invitation to feel our humanity more deeply, to remember our innocence, to reclaim our pain and to peer beneath the surface of life’s still waters running deep.
You’ll notice below this book is given by donation. For more details on why, and how to select a donation amount, please see the Gift Economy section at the bottom of the page. Then make your selection from the Format and Option drop-downs below and input your gift amount to order.
4 reviews for When The Gods Were Half Human
You’ll notice this book is given by donation.
For more details on why, and how to select a donation amount, please see the Gift Economy section at the bottom of the page.
🎙️ Audio Book
Description
Let yourself sink into the contemplative stillness of these works, read by yours truly sitting at the edge of nature, accompanied by the thrum of the forest.
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Gift Economy
The suggested market value is for this book is $16 (softcover) and $25 (hardcover). After the cost of printing and shipping, these amounts leave roughly $10 in support for the author.
If you have plenty, I welcome you to give generously — it supports me and helps cover those who can’t give as much. If you have little, give what feels right. I’ve been there too, and I’m happy to pay it forward. If you can’t contribute right now, that’s okay — truly.
Why I Let You Choose the Value
Letting you decide the value of this book is an act of trust. I’m not just selling a product — I’m inviting a relationship.
In our culture we have largely depersonalized the act of exchange and forgotten that money is only a metaphor for the resources that are real to the animal body: food, shelter, warmth, touch, time. I wish to reanimate the relational over the transactional — to remember that giving and receiving are the heartbeat of our humanity, the pulse of all true intimacy.
Art, to me, is communion. It reminds us we belong to one another — that creation and appreciation are two halves of the same breath.
In offering this book by donation, I’m choosing the vulnerability of uncertainty, that I might not get for my work a return of energy equal to that invested within it. But the risk of that uncertainty is what makes relationship possible. You are not a consumer here, you are a patron...you are a participant.
When you read my words, my life becomes part of yours. When you give, you become part of the art — and part of artist.
Blessings.
Katie Kapugi –
This poetry is beautiful–something akin to the writings of Mary Oliver, David Whyte, and John O’Donohue—it has a modern and narrative arc spoken through the unique voice and point of view of this writer. The words in this book are deeply philosophical and spiritual, and are sure to resonant with more than a few readers. This author appears to be entering the scene of writers at just the right point in time, illuminating the zeitgeist of evolving human consciousness—and begging questions we should all be asking ourselves. There is an exquisite and raw humanity that speaks through the pages and commands our attention. Well worth a read.
Annika (verified owner) –
Wow, what a beautiful poetry book… it is whimsical, heart wrenching, celebratory, and deeply intelligent all wrapped into one little package. Not many poetry books can hold my attention like this one does, I think the author can hold his own amongst the greats!
Howard Cohen –
Kaelum’s book of poems is a wonderful read! I specifically loved “Eating Oatmeal”! I could see the world going on around the globe as one cooks their pot of oatmeal. So many poems to hit your heart and brain. A great read on a rainy day or before bedtime.
I have given this book as presents and everyone who reads it has high praise.
Jennifer –
Fell in love with Kaelum’s poetry when I didn’t even think I liked poetry. It’s that good. It’s not just poetry, it’s sitting down to have your mind expanded.