With bold musings about pleasure, pain, life, death, anger, spirituality, nature, compassion, fantasies and daydreams, this compilation is a provoking celebration of wisdom. Originally published in 2006, Storm of Roses was the winner of the Best Books National Book Award in Poetry and an award-winning finalist in the "Indie Excellence 2007" Book Awards in the Poetry category. Storm of Roses, 2nd Edition has been completely updated to incorporate short story revisions, making it an even more tantalizing collection of literary art. Within these pages, E. Tara Scurry delivers an intense and enchanting debut assortment of over 90 poems and 11 short stories written when she was between 7 and 23 years old. A unique take at poetry and storytelling, Storm of Roses fluctuates convincingly from dark to sunny and violent to serene. Exceptionally captivating, it's a gathering of pieces for the tenacious and resilient.