Shoebox Poems is a post in the This House of Dreams blog, written by Samantha Wells.
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Shoebox Poems[]
I’ve been really busy and stressed at work lately, but in spite of that the shoebox and its contents are never far from my thoughts. You might say that I’m getting a bit obsessed about them. I’ve been trying to find out who the poet is, or the couple in the photos, but no luck. I asked the daughter of the previous owner about it (her mother is in a nursing home and suffers from advanced Alzheimer’s disease, so she wouldn’t be able to help me). She was certain that no one in her family was a poet, and she doubted that the people in the photos were anyone from her family. She told me that her mom liked to buy stuff from yard sales, and her guess was that the shoebox was something her mom had picked up from one of those.
I’ve tried to find the shoebox after it went missing, but I can’t find it. I’m so glad I took photos of the poems before I lost them. Here they are:
Trivia[]
- The second poem would later be heard in Alan Wake 2, on Initiation 5: Room 665, recited by Thomas Seine when he first meets Alan Wake.
- The firth poem would also be heard in Alan Wake 2, on Initiation 8: Zane's Film, once again, recited by Seine after he is shot by Wake.
- On the fifth poem sheet, there is a handwritten poem: "In this hall of mirrors / Built by liars / I am a pale reflection of myself - Pool". This poem was first heard in Remedy Entertainment's game Max Payne 2: The Falls of Max Payne, said by the main character of the Address Unknown TV Show.
- The last three lines of the eight poem, "Beyond the shadow you settle for there is a miracle Illuminated" were first seen in Alan Wake, on the sundial inscription in the Cauldron Lake Lodge.
- The second part of the ninth poem was first heard in Alan Wake, recited by the Bright Presence, and later seen on a manuscript page.
- The eleventh poem was first heard in Alan Wake's American Nightmare, in the Old Gods of Asgard song, Balance Slays the Demon.
| This House of Dreams posts | |
|---|---|
| February 22 | Introduction |
| February 23 | Tour of the House |
| March 02 | First Night in the House |
| March 05 | Toys in the Attic |
| March 11 | Shoebox Photos |
| March 14 | Shoebox Dream |
| March 25 | Under the House • Shoebox Poems |
| April 09 | Poem 1 • Poem 2 • Poem 3 • Poem 4 • Poem 5 • Poem 6 • Poem 7 • Poem 8 • Poem 9 • Poem 10 • Poem 11 • Poem 12 |
| May 30 | Shoebox Dream 2 |
| June 04 | No Light, No Light |
| June 05 | Untitled post |
| June 13 | Haunted House? |
| July 22 | Houseguests |
| July 23 | Inside the Shoebox |
| July 26 | More Shoebox Poems • Poem 13 • Poem 14 • Poem 15 • Poem 16 • Poem 17 • Poem 18 • The Title Page |
| July 29 | Diving Deep |