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Collecting Stardust by Sarah B. Royal

Collecting Stardust by Sarah B. Royal is a 165-page curated anthology that offers a deeply personal and imaginative journey through memory, emotion, and storytelling, reflecting over forty years of poetic exploration. Published on June 16, 2024, by WoPoLi.PS, the collection reads like a poetic memoir, with each piece serving as a fragment of Royal’s emotional and creative life. Her prose is rich with lyrical phrasing and celestial metaphor—“particles of stardust”—used to evoke the essence of lived experience. Rather than presenting the poems chronologically, Royal handpicked works that reflect her evolving voice and thematic obsessions, particularly around time, memory, and identity. Many poems meditate on the fragility of memory and the beauty found in fleeting moments, while others explore the multiplicity of selfhood, with Royal describing herself as “an eternally young woman known by many names and numberless roles.” Stardust becomes a recurring symbol throughout the book, representing emotional residue, spiritual insight, and the interconnectedness of human experience. This anthology stands as both a literary constellation and a personal archive, ideal for readers drawn to poetic memoir, introspective lyricism, and cosmic metaphor.

ISBN: 9798327156968

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About the Author: Sarah B. Royal

Sarah B. Royal’s writing defies convention. Her poetry and prose traverse the boundaries between structure and spontaneity, often weaving together philosophical inquiry, cultural reflection, and personal narrative. With a background in experimental literature, she is known for crafting works that challenge readers to engage intellectually and emotionally.

Her acclaimed palindrome performance play, 777 – A Story of Idol Worship and Murder, showcases her fascination with mirrored storytelling and thematic symmetry. In o x ∞ = ♥: The Poet and The Mathematician, Royal explores the intersection of poetic intuition and mathematical logic, revealing a unique voice that is both analytical and lyrical.

Royal’s collections—such as Lost in the Lost and Found, Haiku For You, Lantern and Tanka Too, and the WoPoLi Chapbook Series—highlight her commitment to neurodivergent expression and poetic experimentation. Whether through childhood verse or contemporary fusion poetry, her work invites readers into a world where language is both a tool and a playground.

Sarah B. Royal continues to expand the possibilities of poetic form, offering readers a deeply personal yet universally resonant experience. Her writing is a testament to the power of creative risk, intellectual depth, and emotional authenticity.

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