Works by
Samuel I. Lora
(Aka Samuel Isaias Lora Vera)
(Poet, Writer)

Poetry

• Cachorro (Date?)
  Cachorro is available directly from Samuel I. Lora here.

• Cancer in January—Capricorn (2008)
  Cancer in January—Capricorn in September deals in its entirety with the loss of a father to lung cancer. The title depicts the idea of such cancer devouring the person as the writing uses zodiac resemblance of what each of them means. The three parts of the book deal with denial and a sense of disorientation, shock and fear, and with soul-searching and memory, respectively. Lora hopes to convey a new sense of hope with his work showing a much different approach to tackling obstacles but retaining a humorous yet humane sense of self. The book stands tall as an idea of death being not the end, but an alternative reality. Always remembering that things are more than what the eye can see.

• The Glass Half Full (2007)
  Samuel Isaias Lora grew up in an Italian-Venezuelan household. He was raised in Acarigua, Venezuela, and Woodbridge, Virginia. An avid writer from an early age, Lora uses writing as self-therapy. He focuses on freestyle poetry. He labels himself a hopeful romantic, since there is nothing hopeless about love. The Glass Half Full reflects that idea as he plays with diction, grammar, and the idea of unconditional love. He targets the source of said love and interconnects love with religion or a higher power. Lora’s writing is a way to look at love through different eyes, experiencing the smaller pleasures and being positive while always remembering that the glass is never half empty.

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Short Stories

• Papa—Can You Hear Me?: Short Stories (2009)
  Papa—Can You Hear Me? is a collection of humorous accounts dealing with parenthood, including the hardships that each decision and each day bring upon us. Divided in two parts, the book gives a glimpse into Lora’s early life but also shines a light on the unusual perception of young boys toward adulthood and respect. With each story we experience the abundance of maturity and acknowledgment of love through a child’s mind’s eye. Filled with tears, laughter and questioning, this compilation conveys the point that life is all about moments: those that tear us apart, those that fill us with joy, those that scar us for life and those that offer redemption.