Chuck Swaim was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and currently resides in Olympia, Washington. This is his first published book of poetry. The poems contained in Of Silent Freedom were written between 1989-2010. Chuck's poems are mostly dark in nature. This book is a study of his composing poems in the night and day. This book also contains surreal black & white illustrations by the author.
Professional Reviews
Found His Verse To Be Immediate And Hard-hitting
“I don't normally care much for poetry, but found his verse to be immediate and hard-hitting, much in the vein of Baudelaire. This is not sing-song rhyming verse, but poetry that makes you sit up and think about life and the human condition. An excellent first effort." — poet Tracy Mellor - author of Walk Backwards In Your Mind (2007) and More (2009) [November 9, 2013]
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