By Al Konda
Coming August 20, 2025
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What if your scars could sing?
This isn’t just a poetry collection.
It’s a ritual.
A firewalk through sorrow, grief, and survival — set to the pulse of reggae and the whisper of redemption.
Rising from Ashes – A Journey Through Pain to Redemption is a soul-laid-bare odyssey. Each poem, born from aching silence or imagined through the eyes of someone I love, carries the scent of smoke and the heartbeat of hope. Some verses come from my own burn wounds. Others channel the grief of a sibling I’d give the sea to protect.
This is pain, unfiltered.
This is love, fire-tested.
This is survival — singing.
📚 Inside this book, you’ll find:
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More than a hundred poems born of real sorrow and imagined strength
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Reggae-infused rhythms that lift even the darkest verses
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Themes of trauma, redemption, identity, resilience, and spiritual healing
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A poetic soundtrack of scars that dance — and rise
💽 Want a taste?
🎧 Watch featured performances and songs:
📖 Read the latest poem-blog:
👉 Ashes on My Skin – Singing Through Scars
📬 Be the First to Rise
Join the early reader list and receive:
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A free digital sampler — 5 curated poems from Rising from Ashes, plus a bonus voice message
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First access to preorder links
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Exclusive updates and behind-the-scenes content
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A digital invite to the August 20 virtual launch (coming soon — follow @autoralkonda for the announcement)
🔥 From Ashes We Rise
A 5-Poem Sampler from
Rising from Ashes – A Journey Through Pain to Redemption
by Al Konda
This sampler is just a glimpse into a book that holds more than a hundred poems — verses forged in pain, but written in hope.
Each line is a flicker from the fire — raw, rhythmic, and real.
Let this be your first step on the Rasta road through ruin to redemption.
🖋️ About the Author
Al Konda is a multilingual poet and storyteller who weaves heartbreak, cultural rhythm, and emotional fire into verse. Known for blending reggae with spoken word, Al’s work spans Romanian and English, shadow and flame.
📧 Email: densartist@gmail.com
📸 Instagram: @autoralkonda
🕊️ Twitter / X: @konda_al
📘 Facebook: facebook.com/alexalkonda
🎵 TikTok: @al.konda
