{"id":56,"date":"2026-06-17T18:31:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T18:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daviddolganov.com\/?page_id=56"},"modified":"2026-06-25T14:33:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T14:33:30","slug":"wake-up","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/daviddolganov.com\/?page_id=56","title":{"rendered":"WAKE UP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/daviddolganov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/\u041e\u0411\u041b\u041e\u0416\u041a\u0410-\u0418\u0422\u041e\u0413-\u0410\u041c\u0415\u0420\u0418\u041a\u0410-1-682x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58\" style=\"width:366px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daviddolganov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/\u041e\u0411\u041b\u041e\u0416\u041a\u0410-\u0418\u0422\u041e\u0413-\u0410\u041c\u0415\u0420\u0418\u041a\u0410-1-682x1024.png 682w, https:\/\/daviddolganov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/\u041e\u0411\u041b\u041e\u0416\u041a\u0410-\u0418\u0422\u041e\u0413-\u0410\u041c\u0415\u0420\u0418\u041a\u0410-1-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/daviddolganov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/\u041e\u0411\u041b\u041e\u0416\u041a\u0410-\u0418\u0422\u041e\u0413-\u0410\u041c\u0415\u0420\u0418\u041a\u0410-1-768x1154.png 768w, https:\/\/daviddolganov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/\u041e\u0411\u041b\u041e\u0416\u041a\u0410-\u0418\u0422\u041e\u0413-\u0410\u041c\u0415\u0420\u0418\u041a\u0410-1.png 1023w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\">Poetry from the Edge of Memory and Loss<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WAKE UP<\/strong> is a collection of poems  that explores memory, loss, love, faith, war and the resilience of the human spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\">Written across different stages of life, these poems reflect personal experiences, inner struggles and moments of awakening. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\">Some works are deeply intimate, while others speak to universal emotions shared by people around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5 wp-block-paragraph\">At the heart of the collection is a simple but powerful idea:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>No matter how dark the night becomes, the human soul can still find the strength to wake up.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7\">What You Will Find in This Book<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8\">Poems about love and loss<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9\">Reflections on war and memory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-10\">Spiritual and philosophical poetry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-11\">Personal stories and emotional journeys<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-12\">Hope, resilience and transformation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-13\">Audiobook Edition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-14 wp-block-paragraph\">The audiobook version of <em>WAKE UP<\/em> features poems performed by the author and accompanied by original music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-15 wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfa7 Listen to selected recordings and experience the poems through voice and sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-16\">Order &amp; 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