Of Paradise Despised

not all that we would like them to be. We expend a 
great amount of energy reaching for a better us. The 
desire to lead more satisfying lives is the impetus 
behind many of the choices we make. The path to a 
more satisfying life, however, can be a perilous one; 
because we do not always make the wisest choices.

“Of Paradise Despised…and lives that bought into a
lie” seeks to address the existential peril that is
inherit in making false choices. In a three part explor-
ation, this book expresses our screams, our silence, and
our emergent joy, as we struggle to find our way out of
the perilous circumstances that threaten us as individuals
and as communities. Through powerful poetry and
insightful essays, this book grabs and keeps our attention
because it speaks to us from the internal dimensions of
our own experiences.

Roy Alexander Graham is the author of “In My Element”
and “Of Scattered Seed & Broken Souls.” “Of Paradise
Despised…and lives that bought into a lie” is his
third book.