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Dive into the raw, unfiltered world of "Baptism of Apathy"—an audiobook that channels years of poetic passion into a searing exploration of social injustice, spiritual struggle, and the human condition. J L Hickey’s verses challenge the status quo with fierce introspection and unyielding emotion, inviting you to confront the truths hidden in our everyday apathy. Ready to be moved, inspired, and awakened? Hit play now and let these powerful words transform your perspective on life and art. #BaptismOfApathy #Audiobook #Poetry #SocialJustice #SpiritualAwakening

https://www.amazon.com/Unity-Joseph-Leo-Hickey-ebook/dp/B08RXKJ1SW Unity is the second full length poetry book authored by Joseph Leo Hickey. Many of the themes from Baptism of Apathy are carried over into Unity. However, Unity is a more compact and concentrated volume. The work is divided into eight articles or poems of different lengths. There are three main themes of the poems in this work. The first is loneliness and how characters deal with being alone. The second is the idea that every person has a voice and that all voices are valuable. The third is the theme of unity which refers to the power of emotion to unite others. This is seen in the narrative flow of the poems. Each poem consists of the voices of more than one character and it is not always clear who the speaker is. As a result of this, it is easy to see the power of emotions to unite people. Emotions in this way transcend the individual. The main character in this work is Ella Sturm. She loses everything because of the supernatural powers at work in the world, striving to destroy her. Although Ella's story is the backbone of this work, the direct references to her are few and far between. At the same time she is emblematic of most of the poetic language that was utilized in writing this book.

This is the culmination of eleven years of poetic expression. It contains a mixture of poems describing personal experience and the experience of two characters (Serenity and Pain) and describes how Serenity deals with the end of her own life. A major theme of this book is how everything ends and how these characters deal with this realization. Poetry is the music that unites all of us and the words repeated back to you in these poems "all rhyme with the lonely part of your heart." These words we hear are the love poems at the end of our lives. https://www.amazon.com/Love-Poems-Lives-Poetry-Book-ebook/dp/B0B136LZCC/

This is Joseph Leo Hickey's fourth full-length poetry book and follows two characters, Harmonie, a South African and Liefie, an American. Major themes tackled in this work include love, religion, poverty and overcoming the absurdity of racism. https://www.amazon.com/Liefie-Joseph-Leo-Hickey-III/dp/1951298004

The Last Poem is a sequel to Love Poems at the End of Our Lives and follows the character, Pain, as he laments the death of Serenity, who was murdered on the last day of high school. This entire book is one very long poem.

This is a poetry book, written from the perspective of one fictional character, a high school student named Serenity. They are the poems she sent to the email inbox of every student at her high school, her first day there, the first day of her senior year.

This is a partner book to the previously published Melodium House book, Liefie. The books can be read in any order. It follows the voices of two characters, Harmonie and Liefie who are young and in love but are separated by being from two different countries. They face adversity, poverty, political turmoil and the temptation to fall into despair in the face of overwhelming odds against them ever living a happy life together. https://www.amazon.com/Harmonie-Joseph-Leo-Hickey-III/dp/1951298047

This book is a sequel to Love Poems at the End of Our Lives, The Last Poem and The Penultimate Poems, and follows the character Serenity as she recounts her journey after she lost her life.This work is a collaboration between the poets Joseph Leo Hickey and Amelia Vandergast.

Harmonie and Liefie are dead! Fifty years have passed since the day when Harmonie the South African political activist was murdered during a national television broadcast. After her death, her vision was forsaken, and the nation descended on its path of racial division, hatred, and poverty. Harmonie was a prolific writer with great visions for her nation and left a large corpus of works behind. Some of these were found but none were paid any notice, until recently when a new body of manuscripts was found. Fifty years after the deaths of Harmonie and Liefie, a man known only as Sanger now travels through South Africa after losing his job while reading the writings of the deceased political activist. This is the second edition of this book. The book has been slightly revised and expanded. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/195129808X

This is a poetry book that is part of the Love Poems at the End of Our Lives series and is a direct sequel to The Revenant, continuing the narrative where that book left off, showing the character Serenity's journey through the world. This book is highly narrative centric, yet at the same time, it is a true poetry book. There is a balance and marriage between the narrative and lyricism that is found in this work. The end of this book presents a branching storyline, asking the reader which book they want to read next based on the decision they want the character to make, likely the very first time something like this has been attempted with poetry books. https://www.amazon.com/Theres-Serenity-Dark-Joseph-Hickey/dp/1951298098/