Switched at Birth
Margaret Elaine Elgin “had more emotions to get out” in her latest book of poetrySwitched at Birth.
She writes about her real-life anguish of being abused as a child and how she survived.
A week after I was born, in Germany, a couple came up and kidnapped me. And they are emotionally abusive. Don’t look at me that way! I don’t know what they are going to do to me! I am embarrassed.
Trapped, innocent and unnerved, in a spider’s web. Lost and told that I am useless, nobody. A failure. It’s not my fault. I love you.
Ah, the joy of a quiet life
With no strife.
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Execution
Execution offers commentary on the current political climate in poetic form. Lifelong poet Margaret Elaine Elgin expresses her thoughts on today’s unprecedented political scene in this fascinating book.
HOPE
When hope has failed you, Are you gone? NO. You’ve split infinity and gone back to the limited saying, “Where there’s life there’s hope.”
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Lackadaisical
Elgin’s latest book of poetry is anything but Lackadaisical.
As a paralyzed woman, she screams out for justice while suffering abuse.
She calls her book a “statement about how being mistreated makes you feel”
She states, “I am 44 and recently had a stroke and moved to Oakland, California.
I have a cat. I live in an abusive environment.
Her writing is about right and wrong, love and hurt, abuse and anger.
She writes because “I had to sustain my will to live”
“I wish you were dead for the child I was so long ago.“
And is gone. I was a child of happiness, ready to share.
“But I cry now, especially before I go to sleep.“
“I can’t stop crying.”
About Hidden Treasures
I had a massive stroke, but have not given up, because I have the unconditional love of a very special animal.
Writing this poetry saved me. This book is about my kitten, Tigerlilly. The only animal I have every adopted, she is my child. I know a lot of people would debate whether an animal can be that to someone. But I write this for her, knowing that love and loyalty should be honored. Animals are a beautiful blessing, especially in difficult times.
As I recover, writing this poetry is about appreciating the animals in our lives, and especially their intelligence.
I recently woke up in the morning and couldn’t find my one-year-old kitten. I put her by herself in a room within the assisted living I am staying in so she wouldn’t get out at night.
When I went to find her, I realized there were a lot of construction workers there and all the windows and doors were open. I had a feeling I hope never to feel again. I did find her, but the experience changed me for the better.
For my next book, I will take a deeper look at the world that is contained in a stroke, hoping by then to have solidified my perspective on it. The emotional pain of my condition needs channeling, and writing does that. When this manuscript was finished, I felt beautiful.
Musings
Margaret Elaine Elgin has written poetry since the age of four, and was a very high achiever at a young age. She suffered traumas during her life, and three years ago, had a stroke and is still in the process of recovery.
This is her first book. It was written because of the desperate need to write out her feelings to deal with her situation. She loves to read and hopes to one day be an elementary school teacher.
Musings is described by the author as “the poetry of my soul.”
Innocent Dragon
I
nnocent Dragons is the second collection of poetry by Margaret Elaine Elgin about the painful circumstances of her life that led to health problems, healing, and how pets make life worthwhile.
The Unmerciful
Margaret Elaine Elgin describes her poetry in The Unmerciful as beautiful, yet “fairly grim.” Her words were written after “having suffered a stroke in response to being raised in an abusive environment, and of my still existing in that environment, sadly.”
She adds, “The obstacles I had to overcome were probably my own feelings of poetry being special to me, and of the poetry itself being criticized and/or demeaned.”
Her highly personal poems come straight from the heart.
About the Author
Margaret Elaine Elgin suffered a recent stroke but finds refuge in writing. She has been a poet since early childhood.Originally from Los Angeles, she now lives in the Vallejo area of Oakland, California.