For Immediate Release

September 10, 2025

Chelsea DeVries, Publicist

chelseadevries@thesmartcookiephiles.com

Award- Winning Poet James W.A.’s Third Poetry Collection Releases

Finality of the Heart is a story-telling poetry collection told through four perspectives about the muse character Ella. Foundations gives the reader the backstory of the love story of Ella and the poet character James. Faith gives the reader an in-depth look into the way faith plays a part in any love story, and offers reflective pieces on forgiveness, God’s unconditional love, and the perseverance to not give up, Forever gives the reader the love story of Ella and James if it were to work out for the best, and Failure is about self-doubt, insecurity, and the grief of a broken heart. Releasing today from Willheart Publishing, James W.A. ‘s third poetry release is sure to take readers on a journey of the many facets of what makes up a human heart. 

About the book: In another poetry collection, award-winning author James W. A. weaves the tale of a boy in love with a girl named Ella. Told across four sections, the themes in the individual poems progress from the newfound bliss of a budding relationship to the discernment of what it means for them, through the eyes of faith. From there, our story finds itself with two endings. In one, Ella and the speaker find lasting joy with each other and live their Forever. In another, the speaker is judged to be a Failure and must grapple with the sorrow of that future. No matter the true ending, this collection contains poems about love, loss, purpose, relationship with God and others, and what it means to embrace, for good or for ill, the Finality of the Heart.

About the author: James W. A. was born and raised in the Tampa Bay area in Florida and now happily lives just outside Kansas City, Missouri. After graduating from the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg’s Honors College, he published his first book, In the Library, in 2015 and his second, the award-winning poetry collection Desolation and Epiphany, in 2023.

Poetry from James W. A. has also been featured in the literary magazines Neptune, Nectar, and The Secret Society of Poetry and he has showcased and facilitated workshops locally through KC Poetic Underground. With his newest collection, Finality of the Heart, James W. A. capitalizes on his long-time love for romantic poetry and penchant for dramatic melancholy to share a meaningful tale of duality he hopes will last through the ages.