Raw Thoughts: A Mindful Fusion of Poetic and Photographic Art

by John Casey, Scott Hussey (Photographer)

Overview

Raw Thoughts is a visceral and compelling exploration of mindfulness and hope via an emotive, symbiotic fusion of poetry and black and white film photography. Nominated for the National Book Award and Griffin Poetry Prize.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781737062714
Publisher:	Phir Publishing
Publication date:	04/26/2021
Series:	The Raw Thoughts , #1
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.33(d)

About the Author

JOHN CASEY is a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet from New Hampshire. He is the author of Raw Thoughts and Meridian: A Raw Thoughts Book, both compelling and mindful fusions of poetic and photographic art. Also a novelist, Casey authored Devolution, Evolution, and Revelation, which comprise The Devolution Trilogy, a psychological spy thriller series. His poetry has been featured internationally in numerous literary journals and magazines. A Veteran combat and test pilot with a Master of Arts from Florida State University, Casey served as well in the Defense Intelligence Agency as a Diplomat and International Affairs Strategist at U.S. embassies in Germany and Ethiopia, the Pentagon, and elsewhere. He is passionate about fitness, nature, and the human spirit and inspired by the incredible spectrum of people, places and cultures he has experienced in life.

Scott Hussey has worked in the photography industry for over 20 years. His photographs have been published globally by the BBC and have appeared in numerous regional, national, and international publications. His approach to photographing his subjects is best summarized by Aristotle: "The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance."