Laments and Cherry Trees: A Collection of Prose and Poetry

Poems of heartbreak, internal conflict, and reflection fill the pages of this collection, along with

experiments with rhyme schemes and nonsensical fun. It also contains some prose short stories

of the fictional variety down to a reluctant confessional. From long-form to brief writing, this

collection has got you covered on both. It boasts illustrations that dot the front cover to the

interior pages, telling their own story, although not separate from the poems themselves.

Will McDavid was born in Huntsville, Alabama, and stayed there until attending college at the University of Alabama. He will graduate in the Spring of 2025 and then pursue an MFA degree. Joshua Shelton is the illustrator for this collection, who graduated from Auburn in the Spring of 2024. Josh and Will have been friends since 1st grade, where they attended the same school until they graduated together in the Spring of 2020.