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Red Magic
Love Letters for a Soulmate
Red Magic is a poetry collection written as love letters that tell the story of a man's relentless devotion to the love of his life. These words capture the beautiful moments they shared, the end of the relationship, and the magic found in their journey.
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A letter from the book
— FROM RED MAGIC —
Kisses trailed like wolves racing through the trees, like spirits madly searching for running water. Lips wandered with thirst, with curiosity. Was it the instinct to survive, my love, or was it wonder? What was it that led me to you, to the way you bend, to the way you cleanse this soul of mine? Tell me, love.
Pablo Camacho
— OR HEAR ANOTHER READ ALOUD —
These were written to be read aloud. More readings on YouTube.
FORMATS
Hardcover · Digital
LANGUAGE
English
ISBN
978-1734417005
PAGES
98
PUBLISHED
2020
HOW IT WAS WRITTEN
Think of someone you love as the greatest force of nature on this Earth.
That's the exercise behind most of these letters. Not "describe them" — describe what they are once they've become part of your writing. A storm. A tide. A majestic, maybe even terrifying, force of nature.
Red Magic isn't written in stanzas. It's written as letters — short, unbroken, addressed to a single person.
I still teach this exercise because it reliably produces work I'd keep.
Try it yourself
Think of someone you love, or simply someone you care for or think about.
Think of them as the greatest force of nature on this Earth. What is that to you?
How do you describe that in the end? What do they become once they're part of your writing?
The author
Pablo Camacho
Born in Caguas, Puerto Rico, he was raised in a military family and is a former U.S. Marine who wrote his first book in secret while serving. He writes in English and Spanish about love, loss, and faith, and has written nine books. He lives in Florida with his wife and daughter.
IF THESE LETTERS LANDED
Read next
Salvation
Bittersweet
What happens when love is found. Award winner, 2024.
The same heart, further down the road. Pencraft Award, 2023.
Love’s Cycle
Where it started — my first collection, written in the Marine Corps.
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