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When the Banshee Howls, the third book by critically acclaimed poet, John W Leys, is a deftly considered collection of poetry, photographs, and artwork that defines an epoch in a man's life and tells a story of loves-lost and found-death, depression, spirituality, survival, and hope. Through a series of individual poems, Leys weaves a tale that begins with a journey, a melancholy return to the beginning, contemplation of death in middle-age as she draws nearer, love and loss, the encroaching darkness, the chill at the edge of the cliff, and the rediscovery of life, joy, and love. It is a story of a man's faith and a journey back to himself. It is a story of hope.

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"It is gut-wrenchingly honest, perhaps for some, too much, but for those with the heart of a poet, they will appreciate the candor and determining, even as they also recognize those hollow days, we all endure... I found misery, hopelessness, recovery, faith, humor and snippets of joy in this collection as well as an overarching love of others. I also found hope.Candice Louisa Daquin, Psychotherapist/Editor/Poet John W. Leys is an intelligent, thoughtful poet, and he constantly impresses me. His growth is evident in each book he writes. He is classic, and When the Banshee Howls is a triumph-hands down the best of his best. Kindra M. Austin, author of Little Book of Blackness ""Leys is a poet whose work is imbued with lyrical rhythm. Throughout this book, Leys' words sing and his passion for the written word leaps from the page. Thus, Leys flits delicately between grief, melancholy, joy, cynicism, and hopeful hilarity. Leys is eclectic and he writes what he wants to write; a quality I admire greatly."" -Kristiana Reed, Author of Flowers on the Wall"

It is gut-wrenchingly honest, perhaps for some, too much, but for those with the heart of a poet, they will appreciate the candor and determining, even as they also recognize those hollow days, we all endure... I found misery, hopelessness, recovery, faith, humor and snippets of joy in this collection as well as an overarching love of others. I also found hope.Candice Louisa Daquin, Psychotherapist/Editor/Poet John W. Leys is an intelligent, thoughtful poet, and he constantly impresses me. His growth is evident in each book he writes. He is classic, and When the Banshee Howls is a triumph-hands down the best of his best. Kindra M. Austin, author of Little Book of Blackness Leys is a poet whose work is imbued with lyrical rhythm. Throughout this book, Leys' words sing and his passion for the written word leaps from the page. Thus, Leys flits delicately between grief, melancholy, joy, cynicism, and hopeful hilarity. Leys is eclectic and he writes what he wants to write; a quality I admire greatly. -Kristiana Reed, Author of Flowers on the Wall

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John W. Leys was first moved to write song lyrics after being introduced to the Beatles and Bob Dylan when he was a teenager. A chance encounter with a radioactive fountain pen turned him into a ukulele playing poet, a curse he's had to live with for decadesThe greatest influences on his poetry have been Lord Byron, Leonard Cohen, Allen Ginsberg, Bob Dylan, Catullus, Erica Jong, and a chemical imbalance in his brain.John's first poetry collection, The Darkness of his Dreams, was published in 2019. His second book, Whispers of a One-Eyed Raven: Mythological Poetry, followed the next year. He's also been published in anthologies from Indie Blu(e) Publishing, one of which he helped edit. He often wonders, in the third person, if anyone reads the About the Author bits, or if he's just wasting his time trying to be clever.When not writing poetry, John can usually be found playing one of his many ukuleles or feeding the crows & ravens in the park.

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