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Under the Big Oak Tree carefully navigates readers through delicate storylines that embrace the unexpected, the joyful, the messy, and the fleeting moments in life. The poems tiptoe (and sometimes stumble) into the often-painful beauty in personal growth, touching on themes of dating, family, mental health, heartache, hope, and love. With a new, yet familiar voice, Under the Big Oak Tree employs a free-verse style complemented with a spoken-word flair, ensuring a captivating reading experience from cover to cover.

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"Editorial Reviews for Under the Big Oak Tree ""Chris' work is nostalgic and romantic, hopeful and heart-wrenching at times. It takes you on the natural journey of life's highs and lows, and even in the lows - has you appreciating what it means to be alive."" - Margaret Schwartz, Poet, Nova Scotia. ""Chris' book found me at the perfect time in my life. Not only is his work here an uncommon outlook on love from a man's perspective but Chris' work is also incredibly visceral. The amount of times I got goosebumps reading poems like 'Gravity' and 'April Showers.' A great poet can tell a personal story and make you feel as though you've lived through the same experience. Chris does that and calls on nostalgia, romance, and the metaphorical symbols of nature to make you feel every word you read."" - Kanaar Bell, Poet, Ireland. ""I remember reading so many poetry books when I was a heartbroken little teenager and they put into words feelings I didn't even know I had, which helped me to navigate them, heal and have hope. Under the Big Oak Tree felt like that. This kind of poetry is such a necessary and gentle reminder of the love in the world and within ourselves. This collection is moving, inspiring, and relatable in a way that clarifies the emotions our hearts yell at us in a muffled voice. A beautiful example of the way poetry, as an art form, transforms emotion into written word. It is so necessary in a world with its walls up."" - Nadia Neil, Poet, Nova Scotia. ""Reading Chris' writings was like teleporting into the page and his mind. He brings you into the moment with him and when the moment is happy you want to help him celebrate. When it's sad, you want to hold him until it's okay again. Hoping this is only the first of many more books to come."" - Sarah Greene, Poet, Newfoundland & Labrador."

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Chris Gallant (he/him) is a Canadian spoken word poet based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. With millions of plays across various platforms and captivating live performances in classrooms, colleges, universities, open mics, slams, fundraisers, and a handful of well-known stages, Chris has established himself as a powerful voice in the poetry scene. When he's not writing you can find him with friends and family on the Halifax Waterfront, coaching youth soccer in his community, or cheering on his local pro team, the HFX Wanderers. Chris was also a Reality TV role player (not star).

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