Familiar Sounds

About the Book

This collection of poetry explores the beautiful, humorous, and often bittersweet terrain of being human. With themes of life, love, and death at its core, each poem captures a true moment, an emotional snapshot, drawn from the author's own experiences. From quiet joys to heartbreaks, losses to revelations, these poems offer deeply personal stories with a universal resonance. Whether you've loved deeply, grieved silently, or simply marveled at the strange miracle of existing, this book speaks to the truth we all share: that every life is made up of stories worth telling, one poem at a time.

About the Author

James wrote his first poem at the age of six and has been chasing that emotional high ever since. A shameless poetry addict, he spends his time reading, overthinking, befriending cats, dogs, and emotionally unavailable muses. Raised among the lakes and forests of Western New York, James absorbed equal parts natural beauty and existential angst. It’s rumored he still roams those woods, scribbling verses on tree bark and whispering metaphors to passing deer.