Description
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...'
16+, people interested in poetry and self-discovery. Buzzwords: love, altruism, respect, admiration for nature, integrity, self-assertion, mental illness, schizophrenia.
About the Author
Jenny Symons spent a long period under hospitalisation for schizophrenia. She has grappled with the vagaries of this illness to produce works of outstanding creativity, in the fields of literature and art. Some of her artworks have been featured at prominent galleries across the country. Working alongside mental health charities, Jenny has gone on to produce a compilation of her life's poetry - Spare a Thought - which she hopes will serve as an aid to others, as well as creating a better understanding of how schizophrenia can impact a person's thoughts.
Reviews
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.
Book Information
ISBN 9781912092697
Author Jenny Symons
Format Paperback
Page Count 52
Imprint Arkbound
Publisher Arkbound
16+, people interested in poetry and self-discovery. Buzzwords: love, altruism, respect, admiration for nature, integrity, self-assertion, mental illness, schizophrenia.
About the Author
Jenny Symons spent a long period under hospitalisation for schizophrenia. She has grappled with the vagaries of this illness to produce works of outstanding creativity, in the fields of literature and art. Some of her artworks have been featured at prominent galleries across the country. Working alongside mental health charities, Jenny has gone on to produce a compilation of her life's poetry - Spare a Thought - which she hopes will serve as an aid to others, as well as creating a better understanding of how schizophrenia can impact a person's thoughts.
Reviews
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.
Book Information
ISBN 9781912092697
Author Jenny Symons
Format Paperback
Page Count 52
Imprint Arkbound
Publisher Arkbound
