Words as uncut stones. A poet mines the soul of a generation.
We feel it in our bones: something in the fabric of our democracy is fraying. We watch the news and sense a growing distance between the nation's founding promises and its present reality. We carry the weight of wars witnessed, freedoms eroded, and cycles of suffering that seem destined to repeat. We wonder whether our generation's legacy will be one of progress or of failure, and we search for language honest enough to hold that tension.
Uncut Stones of the Soul is a debut poetry collection from John D. Aram, a retired business school professor who spent a lifetime outside literary circles and now turns inward to give voice to what he finds both heartening and darkening. These contemplative, unflinching poems move from the intimate to the political, exploring the fragile architecture of the self, the quiet revelations of nature, and the deep fractures in our social and democratic institutions. Written with directness and moral urgency, they confront ethnic cleansing, executive overreach, and civic indifference while celebrating human resilience, the transformative power of connection, and the stubborn beauty of a sunrise, a poppy, or a fawn's gaze at the wood's edge.
Inside these pages, you will discover:
• Meditations on identity, impermanence, and the inner life that challenge you to examine your own unspoken truths
• Searing political and social critique rooted in decades of witness, from World War II to 2026
• A passionate call to reclaim democratic values and use our extraordinary human capacities for the greater whole.
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John D. Aram holds a Ph.D. from MIT and a B.A. from Yale University. A longtime professor at Case Western Reserve University and Lesley University, he brings decades of intellectual rigor and self-reflection to his contemplative poetry. In Uncut Stones of the Soul, he confronts the social and political legacy of a generation with directness and candor.
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