Evan McMillan | Self-Publishing Review

An Interview with Evan McMillan: Author of Raw Mind Volume 1: Growing Pains

Evan McMillan is the author of Growing Pains, the first volume of his Raw Mind series. McMillan is a born-again Christian striving to grow, leaving his old self behind and finding balance in the life God has designed and desires for him. McMillan wishes to continue helping others in their struggles and pains as he himself searches for those elusive answers to the tough questions in life.

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Raw Mind, Volume 1, Growing Pains is in a collection of poetry comprised of chapters that are introduced and led by elements of prose with specific subjects […]

Review: Growing Pains: Volume 1 (Raw Mind) by Evan McMillan

Evan McMillan releases a torrent of biographical poetry in his raw and unabashed collection Growing Pains: Volume 1 (Raw Mind).

Notably, there is a clear autobiographical story woven through these bursting lines of passion and vulnerability. The poet is a man who has faced numerous heartbreaks and disappointments, he’s been failed by multiple systems, and he has even been betrayed by his own body’s desires, so the collection often feels like a cry of rage into the void.

As he explains in his introduction, there is “… no trying to say the right thing. It’s pure expression, spilling out […]