“Intuitions: Book of Poems” by Karl Kevin Smith is now available for purchase

“Intuitions: Book of Poems” by Karl Kevin Smith is an expansive, emotionally unfiltered poetry collection that chronicles the human condition in its rawest forms. Proudly published by Citi of Books, this is now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other major retail platforms.

Karl Kevin Smith was born and raised in East St. Louis, Illinois, and is a proud product of the District 189 educational system. He credits his academic foundation to the dedication and excellence of the teachers who shaped his formative years.

He was especially fortunate to learn from outstanding English educators, including Ms. Hunt and Ms. Dillard at Lansdowne Junior High School, Ms. Adams at Clark Junior High School, and Mr. Logan at East St. Louis Senior High School. Karl Kevin Smith expresses deep gratitude to these teachers for their commitment to education and for the lasting impact they had on his life, nurturing both his intellect and his love for language.

Across more than one hundred poems, Smith explores grief, love, addiction, faith, racism, mental health, war, incarceration, and redemption. This is not a minimalist or decorative poetry book; it is immersive, confrontational, and deeply personal. Smith’s poetry reads like a life examined in fragments—each poem a window into memory, pain, resilience, or revelation. Together, they form a mosaic of lived experience shaped by struggle, conscience, and spiritual reflection.

At the heart of Intuitions is truth without insulation. Smith writes openly about addiction, domestic abuse, incarceration, racial profiling, mental illness, and death, often confronting subjects many writers avoid. These themes are not treated abstractly; they are embodied through voice, memory, and lived consequence.

Equally present is faith, particularly a persistent dialogue with God. In poems such as Cause and Effect, Slumber Not, and The Other Virginity, Smith wrestles with mortality, divine purpose, and the promise of resurrection. Faith is not presented as naïve certainty but as endurance—something clung to when logic and justice appear absent.

“Intuitions: Book of Poems” is a bold, unfiltered examination of life lived through hardship, reflection, and faith. It is a book that speaks for the wounded, the overlooked, and the spiritually searching. Smith does not write to impress; he writes to testify, remember, and endure.

This collection will resonate deeply with readers who value truth-driven poetry, faith-informed reflection, and socially conscious writing. “Intuitions: Book of Poems” is not a casual read—it is a companion for readers willing to confront pain, faith, and humanity without illusion.