“Tender, green seeds took root in my heart. Within days I erupted in rowdy blooms. Now when people look at me, all they see are wildflowers.
~ Infinite Sea of Stars
Shannon Crossman
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poet, fabulist & memoir writer
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You are a spark of wonder eternally revealing itself...
Discover the transformative power of Infinite Sea of Stars, a collection of poems that invites you into a sacred journey of self-discovery and spiritual awakening. Each page offers a unique gateway to deeper understanding and connection.
Some readers find solace by using this book as a daily oracle, opening to a random page for a message of inspiration. Others immerse themselves in meditation, reflecting deeply on one poem at a time. For those embarking on psychedelic journeys, it serves as a guiding light, opening hearts to boundless possibilities. How will you let it guide you?
Infinite Sea of Stars is a tribute to love and human resilience, infusing hope and wonder into every reader’s heart. This beautiful collection of clear, straightforward free verse poems leads you to self-love, acceptance, and inner growth, guiding you through the shadows of discontent and healing the soul's deepest wounds.
Step into a world where poetry becomes a path to joy and wonder. Transform your understanding of yourself and the world around you forever.
Great for fans of Hafiz, Rumi, Chelan Harkin, and Adyashanti.
Praise for the book
"...adds a fresh perspective to the age-old topic of divinity."
— Manik Chaturmutha for Readers' Favorite
"...beautiful poems that delve into the wants, needs, and desires of the human heart."
— Pikasho Deka for Readers' Favorite
"Deeply powerful words and thoughts."
— Emily-Jane Hills Orford for Readers' Favorite
"...an inspiring, spiritually charged collection of poetry. Confident and curious, while never proselytizing, the collection probes into the powers of praise and the infinite beauties that surround us every moment we're alive."
— Self-Publishing Review
"...a beautiful collection for mystics, seekers, and humans of all
stripes."
— Katherine Yacavone
"...evocative words, beautiful structure, and memorable turns of phrase…beautifully bridges the gaps between nature, spirit, our physical bodies, and the universe."
— Laura Lively, Certified Internal Family Systems Practitioner
"An Infinite Sea of Stars is a joyful companion for anyone on their own pilgrimage toward healing and transformation."
— Erica Wheadon, writer and editor
"Reminiscent of Rumi and Hafiz...honors the human experience in all its seasons."
— Eva Xan, Best-selling Poetry Book Editor & Author of Esoterra
"Words in this book are lush and verdant, sweet and powerful, kind and inviting. Readers will be changed because of the poems' wisdom, inspiration, and depth. Playful and guiding, the words took me on journeys with the Feminine Divine--from outside myself to within, deep within--closer to the truth of who I am and who I desire to be."
— Dawn Morningstar, Co-Founder of New World Women
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A finalist in the 2018 National Indie Excellence Awards and the 2018 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Goddess When She Rules is the fourth anthology to emerge from the "Journey of the Heart Poetry Project." Contributors to this volume share moving personal stories, reflections and poetry exploring and defining the role the goddess plays in each of their lives. Through diverse and evolving relationships with archetypal goddesses, mythical goddesses and the inner goddesses they identify with most, women reveal when and how they feel intimately connected with the sacred feminine. Together, their words echo worldwide efforts aimed at ushering in a new paradigm for peace in which the feminine principles of creativity, receptivity, intuition and wisdom—independent of gender—rise to prominence. As we hear the authors reclaim might and magic, the resurgence of the goddess is unmistakable in their impassioned writings.
Hidden Lights is an anthology and a collaboration of over 50 experienced and novice writers sharing their stories and poems from around the globe. The poignancy of each contribution covers the depths and widths of human experiences often kept secret. The words in this book are real, raging and riveting.
Readers will be captivated by the poetry and essays which plunge to the taproot of soul and the psychology of Truths Not Often Told.
Each chapter details the bittersweet of humanity and crosses over stereotypes of gender, racial decree, suicide, justice, depression, grief and wrapping an inclusiveness in the cusp of being seen and heard.
About Shannon
SHANNON CROSSMAN is a poet, fabulist, and memoir writer.
Published in two anthologies, Goddess When She Rules and Hidden Lights, as well as online at The Urban Howl and Wildheart Writers, Shannon's work centers on themes of belonging, resilience, wonder, and the ecstatic.
Nothing excites her more than a blank page or an unexplored path through a solitary forest. Words and the natural world are and have always been, her way back home.
In her heart of hearts, she still believes in magic, craves the ocean like a landlocked mermaid, and dreams of a life without shoes.
Artist Statement
I write to ignite the imagination, open the heart, and encompass the full spectrum of emotions - from the delicate vulnerability of joy to the gnawing hunger of everything that aches in us.
My goal is to remind readers we are, in fact, big enough to hold the entirety of our existence.
I want my words to be a place of solace, a map home for the lost, a subtle light in the darkness, a spark of wonder eternally revealing itself amidst the hard edges of what it means to be human.
