RAW THOUGHTS: A Mindful Fusion of Poetic and Photographic Art

by John Casey, Scott Hussey (Photographer)

Overview

Raw Thoughts: A Mindful Fusion of Poetic and Photographic Art is a visceral exploration of mindfulness and hope via a symbiotic fusion of poetic and photographic art. Each successive poem-photo pairing (each 'raw thought') builds on an underlying philosophy that compels us to assess and adjust what and how we think, with the aim of improving our lives-and by extension, the lives of those around us.

Raw Thoughts is Book One in The Raw Thoughts Series. Book Two is titled Meridian: A Raw Thoughts Book.

Raw Thoughts was nominated for the National Book Award and the Griffin Poetry Prize. Select poems from the book were nominated for the Pushcart Prize.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781736908143
Publisher:	Phir Publishing
Publication date:	04/26/2021
Series:	Raw Thoughts Series , #1
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.44(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."

Editorial Reviews

"A splendid journey of pain and passion, light, discovery and flight, beautifully told in poetic and photographic imagery."

• DAVID WOOD, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of What Have We Done and Beyond the Battlefield

"Casey offers us a new transformative experience in Raw Thoughts. Each amazing photo-poetic construct is not just a set of images and words, but a therapeutic medium that touches the depths and heights of the human experience."

• JASON Z. W. POWERS, MD, MAPP, author of When The Servant Becomes The Master and Positive Recovery Daily Guide

"Raw Thoughts takes the reader on an introspective and mindful journey of growth and redemption. Through poignant images and beautiful poetry, John Casey offers his readers a new approach to mindfulness, self-reflection, and spirituality."

• JANNELL MACAULLAY, PhD, Lt Col USAF (Retired), Human Performance & Mindfulness Specialist

"In Raw Thoughts, John Casey gives us a glimpse into the heart and mind, melding both in a search for hope. His poems furnish the words, and the photography of Scott Hussey shows us the magic of the combination. Together, the poem-photo fusion delivers an ethereal duet of meaning worth exploring."

• SHERYL NELMS, author of 21 published collections of poetry and four-time Pushcart Prize nominee

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