Tumultuous Journey, Poems Along the Way (Paperback)

Tumultuous Journey, Poems Along the Way, will take you through J. G. Woodward's struggle and ultimate victory over grief and depression. Dealing with the cancer treatment and death of her spouse, returning to her Ohio home to seek shelter with her family, and then immediately losing her mother, the author describes the intense feelings of pain and despair, and in the end, the rapture she experiences in finding love again. This book is a must read for anyone experiencing loss of any kind who needs inspiration to recreate themselves again. J. G. Woodward gives hope and courage to those walking the same path; she proves that happiness can be found on the other side of devastation. J. G. Woodward, a descendent of Edgar Allan Poe, General Robert E. Lee, and President George Washington, obtained Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Kent State University. She makes her home in Akron, Ohio and she is known as "The People's Poet," due to her ability to reach a diversity of readers. The sequel to Tumultuous Journey, Poems Along the Way, is titled Poems Beyond the Journey, which was published in 2008. Her remaining two poetry collections scheduled for release are Allegories, to be released in 2009 and Analogies, to be released in 2010. Ms. Woodward was a winner in the 2008 J. B. Solomon Poetry Contest and several of her poems are included in that publishing house's anthology poetry book. Over the Course of a Lifetime, published in 2008, is J. G. Woodward's debut fiction novel.