Books
Life in Verse
Life in Verse is an ongoing poetry series, where each installment is titled after the next letter in the alphabet.
There's no set time frame on the series; Cali writes poems as they happen, and when she has enough, she ends the year.
There's no set time frame on the series; Cali writes poems as they happen, and when she has enough, she ends the year.
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#4: Dream
Life in Verse, #4
The fourth installment in Kristine Cali's Life in Verse series, Dream takes a close look at the personal ideals of both the self in the world and the world in the self. It tackles the realization and shifting of desires, as well as the intense heartbreak that comes with them. Draem will take you to the pits of pain, and bring you back from the ashes with hope. "What if heaven's what we choose, and whom we love, and what we make? What if the dreams we want were real and all we've left to do is wake?" Important note: This book contains strong language, and may contain situations not suitable for younger audiences. |
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#3: Change
Life in Verse, #3
In the third installment of the Life in Verse poetry series, Kristine Cali covers just two years (2021 and 2022), digging deeper in to the mud and rising higher than the redwoods. This collection includes A Timid Seed, Stormbound, Dare, and I Feel the Change: "The shell has cracked and I’m finding out, that despite all the storms past, it’s what it took to sprout. The whole past year has felt so strange. How life can move along so fast... and I feel the change." Important note: This book contains strong language, and may contain situations not suitable for younger audiences. |
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#2: Brave
Life in Verse, #2
Demons, stars, dreams, hope, light, shadows, love... The second installment of Kristine Cali's Life in Verse series lies heavy on these themes. Continuing from where Alive left off, Brave starts in 2015 through to the end of 2020. “You have a choice... To see yourself a heroine, or to see yourself a slave among the demons of the world. And I know that you are brave." Important note: This book contains strong language, and may contain situations not suitable for younger audiences. |
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#1: Alive
Life in Verse, #1
Kristine Cali has pulled poetry from various ages and stages of her life, bringing them together in the first installment of her alphabetical poetry series "Life in Verse." Here you will discover poems of heartbreak, love, self-discovery, and even random verses that on the surface don't appear to make much sense at all. Spanning a ten-year period from 2004 to 2014, this collection includes poems such as Smile, Mt. Nebo, Still Listening, and the title poem Alive. "I'm not just a short story, a character on the side. I am everything I wished I was, and I am still alive." Important note: This book contains strong language, and may contain situations not suitable for younger audiences. |