Bound To The Wings Of A Butterfly

Black background with white serif text reading "bound to the wings of a butterfly," accompanied by a delicate butterfly illustration in the bottom right corner. The name "zachary phillips" is in the lower left corner.

“Bound to the Wings of a Butterfly is a collection of poetry, written as an act of writing therapy. It is about healing, recovery, and self-acceptance. About the journey of discovery that comes with true internal healing, and about transforming our lives, towards positivity, beauty, and love.

It introduces the process of writing poetry to heal. Breaking down the barriers to artistic expression, empowering the reader to pick up a pen, look inside, and let the words flow. Encouraging them to brave the darkness and to discover the light. ”

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“I called this book, ‘Bound to the Wings of a Butterfly’, as a play on the old chaos theory adage, that suggests that small events can have large scale and unpredictable impacts upon the future. Each of the poems within, harks back to such events: childhood neglect, abuse, fear, and confusion. On a universal scale, these events are so personal as to be seemingly irrelevant. Yet, in my small world, they left a lasting mark that continues to reverberate into the future. They are the direct, or indirect, cause of the poems within this book. They are also responsible for me choosing to share it publicly.

I write to heal. I share my work to help others recover, connect, grow, and create for themselves. I share to reduce the stigma around mental illness. I share to normalise the exploration of the complex mazes that are our inner worlds. Thus, there is a direct causal link between the events of my past, and you reading these words right now. If this book moves, compels, encourages, changes, or impacts you in any way, however subtly, that impact will reverberate outwardly and forever into the future.

Who knows what impact those butterfly wings will have?”

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  • ★★★★★

    “I loved the way this book made me think about the topic of love, relationships, and even seemingly mundane everyday things like butterflies and flowers.

    The author's vulnerability in sharing his story is remarkable and he provides deep insight through his poetry (art) on the topics of love and life.

    So many poems I need to revisit, but I cried my first time reading through it thinking about some of the meaning behind the words. I recommend this book to anyone, his work is on par with other great Love poets like Atticus Poetry & Bell Hooks.”

    - Mel, J.

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  • ★★★★★

    “The poems capture feelings that live deep inside most of us and the ubiquitous but unique experiences we have navigating our modern world with beauty, truth, empathy, and understanding. T

    his book made me think and feel deeply and reminded me that we are all connected, even when we feel alone. Zachary is a wonderful writer and I’m grateful he shares his writing with the world. This is a book for everyone.”

    - Kelly, T.

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  • ★★★★★

    “Mr. Phillips your book bound to the wings of a butterfly is outstanding!

    I am forever touched with you as a human. From the introduction to the conclusion I devoured each and every word with moments of pause, breathe, tears & hard laughter.

    I recommend this book to anyone especially thoes into poetry to grab a copy.

    Ooh I’m obsessed with the butterfly effect idea, I have been since I was a kid. But the way you explain & connected it with your readers is a beautiful/different way to think about it.
    May we all flutter through healing.”

    - Katherine, P.

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  • ★★★★★

    “This collection of poetry gets you right in the feels. Zac’s writing is delivered with a raw authenticity that transcends you into his world, but somehow leaves you feeling healed in small ways of your own pains.”

    - Matthew, A.

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  • ★★★★★

    “Yet again another fantastic thought inspired book, from start to finish I couldn't put it down.

    Zachary's words just flow seamlessly, makes you stop and think, resonates deep inside and touches you. Thank you again for sharing these beautiful and well written poems.”

    - Hayden, C.

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Bound to the Wings of a Butterfly

Genre: Poetry
Word Count: 36,660
Page Count: 132
Published: 2023

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Text reading 'bound to the wings of a butterfly' with a decorative butterfly illustration.