Six cycles trace redemption’s arc—from sin’s weight to stubborn joy.

Dec 28

Redemptions—Six cycles from sin to stubborn joy explores six dimensions of deliverance: the soul freed from sin’s grip, the poet’s voice reclaimed from algorithm, the artist’s communion with form, the heart sharpened by whimsy, the spirit quieted in epiphany, and the self enduring daily struggle. Through villanelles, limericks, and shaped verse, these poems map the terrain where discipline becomes freedom, constraint becomes craft, and grace meets grit in the everyday wrestle toward joy.

Douglas R. Brandt

Lafayette, Indiana

December 28, 2025

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Douglas Brandt

Six cycles trace redemption’s arc—from sin’s weight to stubborn joy.

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