"BLEEDING INK... Lost Life. Lost Friends. Lost Love." is an anthology of original poems, love letters, dirges, songs, creative writings, social commentaries and true life stories. It depicts the excruciating pain of the author E. M. Bless'On III, after surviving a car accident in 2003 that unfortunately took the young life of his best friend. Holding your best friend in your arms whiles he gasps for his last breath, is an image that can never leave you until you leave this earth. So here in this anthology, he navigates through a pool of emotions dealing with loss and how that changed his views on life, friendship and love; with never-before-seen material on personal development, family, loyalty, betrayal, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, mental health stigma, prejudice and unconscious bias. Reviews: "... As a Social Commentator, he has the uncanny knack of painting vivid, moving images with words. Bless'On's delivery from start to finish invokes a resounding call to action to make something beautiful out of tragedy. Bleeding Ink is definitely a 'must-read'." - John Lenney Jnr MBE, Musician/DJ/Producer and Founder of Radio Cardiff. "Bless'On's writing is passionate and expressive. He makes his opinions and feelings very clear." - Tom Cheesman, Professor of German (Swansea University), Author & Co-founder of Hafan Books. "The poems reflect a deep sense of art, maturity and passion for diversity which is aptly conveyed in the array of diverse poems... Readers will find these poems thought provoking, impactive and powerful. A brilliant read for all." - Mrs. Uzo Iwobi OBE, CEO of Race Council Cymru & Founder of African Community Centre Wales.
E. M. Bless'On III is a Writer, Poet, Social Commentator and an award-winning Broadcast Journalist. He is the Producer and Presenter of a World News bulletin which is syndicated to about a dozen networks. He also works as a Management Consultant, currently serving as a Management committee member of Black History Month Wales, Patron of Show Racism the Red Card and Mentor for The Prince's Trust. His work on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) has been featured on the Ignite Talks circuit, Hay Festival, Cardiff Story Museum, The Senedd, Wales Millennium Centre, South Wales Evening Post, ITV, BBC One, Radio Wales, BBC World Service among other international networks. Bless'On is a member of the Wales PEN Cymru (a PEN International centre) and was named as one of 25 INSPIRATIONAL BLACK ARTISTS OF WALES 2017 by Wales Arts Review.
