Collin R. Brumagin

A collection of poetry written in 2015, new directions and experimenting with the flow of words.

"I Smell of Cigarettes and Cheap Memories" is a lyrical journey through a whiskey-soaked heart torn by both the bittersweet triumphs and failures of past loves, both romantic and otherwise. Each poem envelops a story of its own with a beginning, middle and end, allowing the reader to envision themselves in a space and time where the words become a reality. It sends the mind down an emotional road full of both beer-spewing laughter and gut-wrenching heartache. Brumagin is able to connect and relate to the most basic instincts and desires of human nature, most importantly what it means to gain and lose, and to genuinely let oneself feel the weight of those losses.

a collection of poetry spanning two decades of growth and maturation