The Haggard Road: Selected Poems and Photos

by Shelley Haggard

“I have tried with this first book to share my love of writing and occasionally the spark of where an idea germinates from. I feel there are many poems in this volume for the reader to connect to. The photos stand alone as stories and sometimes punctuate the poetry. I am very proud of this effort and hope you’ll enjoy the ride on The Haggard Road.”  – Shelley Haggard

Praise for The Haggard Road:

“Shelley Haggard’s poetry has a fresh, jaunty quality that at first belies a deeper, darker, complex and sometimes sardonic voice.  She uses sharp metaphor and deceptively simple rhyme to catch the reader, much in the manner that a flytrap uses nectar or a siren lures ships. There is no escaping the inevitable sucker punch to the sternum waiting for the reader, leaving them breathless.”  – Steven R. Duncan (free-lance writer, mentor, producer, publicist, art promoter and poet)

“I love your book! What I appreciate most in the poetry is the great depth without too much ambiguity.
I appreciate the frankness and brashness with which you bare your soul in your writings.” – Mark Striebel

“You show in your love poems strong emotion, a raw reality but sensitive softness. As with your video poems; they have a heartbeat to them. I am fascinated by your choice of photographs. This is a very, very good book.” – John Herl