Staying Alive: Real Poems for Unreal Times FICTION / Thrillers / General As their friendship blossoms into

As their friendship blossoms into love

A former student claims to have found something extraordinary--an artifact that hints at the forgotten world lying beneath history's tidy surface

is one of New England's most renowned graveyards

An appendix recommends particular plants for difficult situations

clear sentences that convey a sense of timeless mystery and beauty

Staying Alive: Real Poems for Unreal Times FICTION / Thrillers / General As their friendship blossoms intoBy: Neil Astley (ed.) Published by Bloodaxe, 2003 Staying Alive is an international anthology of 500 life affirming poems fired by belief in the human and the spiritual at a time when much in the world feels unreal, inhuman and hollow. These are poems of great personal force connecting our aspirations with our humanity, helping us stay alive to the world and stay true to ourselves. Many people turn to poetry only at unreal times, whether for