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c.2.2.: Anthology of short verse Paperback – February 2, 2013

by Anon (Author), Alan Summers (Editor), Brendan Slater (Editor)
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
c.2.2. is an anthology of short-verse poetry tackling themes such as loss of identity, poverty, racism, homelessness, unsentimental love, crime, punishment, in short, real life. Each poet is identified by a pen-name, there are no frills, lavender or lace in these pages, just honest, gritty and experimental verse that will hopefully make the reader sit up and take notice, get inspired and rethink the role of short-verse in not only the poetry world but also in society which is after all both subject and audience.
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  1. Print length
    160 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    February 2, 2013
  4. Dimensions
    5 x 0.37 x 8 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    1479304565
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1479304561
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Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (February 2, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1479304565
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1479304561
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.37 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings

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JS
4.0 out of 5 stars An intense anthology of short-verse poetry
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2016
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This is an anthology of raw short-verse poetry. It covers very difficult subjects, including divorce, drug use, depression, and even suicide. In terms of format, it includes 3-haiku, 2-line haiku, 1-line haiku, tanka, and haibun.

I think the single most important thing this book has to offer is it encourages people to write about the most challenging things they face in life. It reminds us that writing is an effective way to release trapped emotions. By releasing the words onto the page, even our deepest wounds may be exposed and start to heal. In short, I think this book helps us develop empathy and compassion for the human condition. I recommend this book for adults only.
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Keith Beniston. @cloudfollower1
5.0 out of 5 stars struggles with the "harrowing" and the "dark" - words for social care staff to read and report
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 21, 2019
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In her introduction to this anthology of verse, Sonam Chhoki quotes George Orwell thus:

“Writing is a horrible, exhausting, struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness…”.

She then goes on to say that:
“However…..,there is another kind of difficulty: that of writing about ‘harrowing’ and ‘dark’ subjects where words themselves break down. This is an instance where the diabolic appears to have entered into human life.”.

I worked for 40 years in the realm of social care in the UK. It may not perhaps be a realm of the “diabolic”, but it is certainly a realm of the “harrowing” and the “dark” – and it demands of those who work in that realm an “exhausting struggle” much of the time.
And one part of that struggle is to find the strength of will and nerve to face the harrowing darkness’s that can permeate the lives in which the social worker/carer becomes entangled – and to do so in a way that brings hope and relief.

Social care work, and the role of social worker, brings with it a heavy burden of bureaucratic procedures which seem somehow to leave no space in which the “harrowing” and the “dark” can be given expression. Assessment forms, computer screens, reports, the language of social work is steeped in “jargon”.
“Tick boxes” and “Guidelines to reports” set out the rules about what words and what kind of words can or should be used. A case file can end up as a very bland document which conveys nothing meaningful about the “person” or their circumstances. It gets to seem as if social workers have no insight into the lives of the people they work with. The many pressure groups that speak for the “user” exist to redress this imbalance.

The verses in this anthology may be short….but I can affirm that their messages resonate very deeply. The authors may be “anonymous” but there is nothing anonymous about the struggles they face with the “harrowing” and the “dark”. These are the words that should fill the assessments and the reports.
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