Böcker av Ana Grasya

"When the Wolf Howls to the Moon is a collection of prose and poetry written in the last two years. In its most honest sense, it is a craft born from the outbursts and outpour of emotions from a soul swirling about its own private mess at a time when the world is tormented with fear and uncertainties. Thus, it speaks of angst as it manifested amidst a hushed and distorted society. It explores despair in its varying degrees and nuances, constantly lingering at corners where humanity lost and found sanity. It unravels hope mushrooming from the most unlikely places, love escaping from famished lips, strength erupting from arms which have never known or discovered their capacities. Aside from emotions warily sprinkled to decorate each page, it also tackles prevalent issues that aspires to inform, awaken consciousness and extract varying opinions from the readers.True to its promise to offer solace to those who believes they are lone wolves wandering the endless path of loneliness, this book testifies that each of us experiences the same emotions, runs the same thoughts as everyone else; the only distinction lies on our level of perceptions. No one is ever alone. Our experiences are always interconnected with the giant web of stories being crafted and will eventually become part of our collective history. Hence, whoever you are and whatever you do, remember that you have always been part of the pack ceaselessly howling its fury to the moon. "

"May the heart, in its exhaustion, remember to rest and indulge into the sweet memories of love songs resounding from its yesteryears.These are the soft rambles that filled your mind as you lay awake in bed at the early hours of dawn. Those austere longings that snared your heart, relentless as the wind blowing on the trees, swift as the waves kissing the sand, tenacious as the rain chiming in with the beat of the music coming from your stereo, they are here-neatly scribbled and compiled into an anthology. These are your stories. The love notes you hastily jotted down at the last page of your high school textbook, the poems you composed during your weekend getaways, the letters you struggled to ink on stationeries while ardently wishing that one day, the love of your life will find and read them.They are finally here. The long walks on the beach. The late-night conversations. The sultry kisses at the back seat of your car. The lingering glances. The love songs. The promises. The sweet nothings! They are all here, captured in prose and poetry. So, dear reader, bury your nose on the pages with utmost gusto. Whether you are a sojourner, a bold and willing settler, or a classic runaway in love, you've had your own share of sweet nothings, I am sure. Allow yourself to remember. Allow yourself to rediscover your youth, relive the love stories that ended, make peace with the pains they caused. Above all, allow yourself to breathe and celebrate the love stories that won over the years and stayed."

Ang librong hawak mo ngayon ay kalipunan ng mga tula at talatang tumatalakay sa mga naipong dalamhati, kalungkutan, pasakit, panaginip. pagdududa, himutok, pag-iimbot at iba pang sentimyento sa buhay. Bawat a ay matiyagang nagpapaalala akda a na sa kabila ng lahat ng pananaghoy at magdamag na pakikipag-ulayaw sa papel at tinta, ang mga naturang sentimyento parin ang sasagip sa nahihintakutang puso at isip. Ang mga pasakit, bawat suliraning tila walang katuturan sa simula ay siyang magsisilbing batis ng karunungan na siyang magbibigay-payo sa mga panahong lugmok ka sa pagdududa. Ang mga ito ang magpapaalala sa diwa mong nalalambungan ng lungkot na sa kabila ng lahat ng pinaparanas sayo ng mundo, may pag-asa. May bukas pa upang maituwid mo ang ano mang pagkakamali. Kaya humayo ka Lingapin ang iyong sarili at magpaalam sa mga hilahil na gumagapos sa iyo sa matibay na tanikala.Dalangin ng mga may-akda ang iyong tuluyang paglaya!