Passionate & Proud Poems

Passionate & Proud Poems

Drawing on her empath's sensitivity, impassioned voice and a commitment to authenticity, Gisele Marasca crafts poems that resonate with emotional clarity and bold truths, moving fluidly between vulnerability and strength. Each piece is a lovingly shaped reflection on identity, belonging, and empowerment-an intimate celebration of living fully and without apology. "Introspection, love and loss, the environment, spiritual awareness and being, observations of life, Gisele Marasca layers imagery with perspective, what is significant with the insignificant. She gives us sketches of herself and the world around her in a honest and clear expression—the pain and the joy, but leaving one with a hopeful heart. Reflecting on the entire book, I think her honesty can be hard to read at times, but in a very good way—moving the reader. She says, 'I Know Your Heart.' I believe you will sense that she does, and you will know hers; this a worthy read." —Mark Andrew James Terry, editor for Of Poets & Poetry and President of Florida State Poets Association "In this intimate, relentless exploration of her soul, Gisele Marasca unveils what moves her, what pains her, what gives her solace and hope. The connecting thread in her poems is love in all its forms: romantic, ideal, fraternal, physical, fleeting, impossible, eternal… We could find ourselves on similar paths in our own spiritual growth, but what makes Gisele’s poems particularly powerful is her fearless, unwavering honesty. She can be proud or humble, upbeat or heartbroken, self-assured or regretful. She shows as she feels, no apologies. It’s her way, her discovery, and as we read, it becomes ours too." —Elizabeth Guía Magallanes, poet, biographer, fiction and screenwriter "Gisele Marasca’s passionate poetry is not just about the heart. It’s an intense investigation of the self through its experiences with love, fear, pride, and self-doubt. It considers worldly issues while opening a small window into the divine." —Fabiola Scilla Hansen, artist, storyteller and writing enthusiast