Hardcover — $25.00 · Poetry · Published August 16, 2015
The Life Collection of Mr. Ruben J Burgos is the foundational poetry collection — a work of trial, tribulation, and self-motivation that reflects on betrayal, death, love, family, friendship, and political conviction with poetic authenticity. It is the book where Burgos’s literary journey began: a life placed in perspective to elevate awareness and to help others endure their hardest seasons.
Every theme that would later define the novels — justice, loss, endurance, redemption — appears here first, in verse of remarkable directness and heart. Read today, the collection stands as both an origin and an anchor: the earliest testament of a writer who has never stopped believing that honest words can carry a reader through the dark. A cornerstone of the Burgos bibliography.
About the Author
Ruben Burgos is a poet, novelist, entrepreneur, and former investigative story journalist. Across more than twenty-five years reporting on law enforcement, criminal justice, and public affairs, he developed the authentic voice and meticulous eye for detail that distinguish his fiction and poetry. He serves as a contributing editor for UMG Book Publishing, championing independent voices and literary excellence.