Of Monsters and Men: A Poetry, Short Story and Song Anthology

Of Monsters and Men is something I've been writing for a good four years, in those four years I suffered from severe depression and strong suicidal thoughts and dealt with it by writing these poems which were deemed very raw and very personal. I think the best thing about doing raw poetry is that it's real, it's from the heart and the soul and takes the form of all your inner demons, memories and thoughts to create something that cannot lie, that is the cold-hearted truth to the very end. This anthology has been the single hardest book I've ever had to write because this is essentially serving me up on a silver platter, all my secrets and all I've been through is all here. This book is who I am but also it delves into mankind and ultimately tries to be the answer to the question; is humanity good or evil? That's why the book is named 'Of Monsters and Men' even if some of these stories seem unrelated as they all contrast differently such as one story being science-fiction to another being crime or simply being an environmental descriptive poem, all have one common theme. This books aims to confront the darkest themes of mankind and exploit them, it puts a mirror up to the faces of corruption, of environmental desolation, depression and suicide and issues surrounding these themes. 'Of Monsters and Men' is a collection of my writing from when I was 12, there's all sorts of writing styles present here and that's what makes this truly unique. I hope you enjoy the novel. Sincerely Hayden Dutton.

Life asked Death "Why does everyone seem to love me yet despise and fear you?"
Death replied "Because you are the beautiful lie and I am the cold-hearted truth."