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Spare a Thought

Jenny Symons author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Arkbound

Published:1st Apr '17

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16+, people interested in poetry and self-discovery. Buzzwords: love, altruism, respect, admiration for nature, integrity, self-assertion, mental illness, schizophrenia.

A book of poems that explores the fundamental questions resonating within each of us about human nature. The collection navigates the difficult waters of the poet's on-going battle with mental illness, following Jenny Symons' journey through hospitalisation due to schizophrenia.A book of poems that explores the fundamental questions resonating within each of us about human nature. Jenny Symons, in her powerful and genuine voice, asks us to `spare a thought', pause our hectic routines for a moment and reflect on the quintessential aspects of our reality. Hers is an enthralling call for love, altruism, respect and admiration for nature, integrity and self-assertion. Emerging from the darkness of her mental illness, Symons resurrects to new life thanks to the energy of her poetry, through which we ourselves are given the chance to re-examine our truest nature. `...Following Jenny Symons' journey through hospitalisation due to schizophrenia, the collection navigates the difficult waters of the poet's on-going battle with mental illness...'

This moving and thought-provoking collection of poems is a proof of the beneficial and therapeutic effects of poetry. From the abyss of her mental distress Jenny Symons manages to create beautiful art. Her poems tap into the quintessential questions of what it means to be human, exploring, with an innocent and sincere eye, every aspect of existence, form the contemplative and restoring powers of nature to the overwhelming and dehumanising influence of the chaotic and greedy modern life. Ultimately, the collection represents the poet's journey of self-discovery, through which the readers themselves are driven to reflect on the fundamental need for kindness and understanding.

ISBN: 9781912092697

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

52 pages