The World, Through a Poet's Eyes

by Connie Jordan

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$11.95

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Book Details

Language : English

Publication Date : 2/13/2015

Format : Softcover

Dimensions : 6x9

Page Count : 62

ISBN : 9781496966780

Format : E-Book

Dimensions : N/A

Page Count : 62

ISBN : 9781496966872

About the Book

A collage of poetry relevant in today’s world, it inspires the spirit and takes you on a journey of love, of loss, of things you encounter in life. Earmark the pages that speak directly to you or use it as you attempt to walk in someone else’s shoes and find understanding. Before you rush out into the world to fulfill your obligations, use this to reflect on the space you are in and those around you, realizing we are one in this society. Indeed having the same presence in the space around us, just wearing different shades of skin color, but why should that matter in the larger scheme of things, know we can achieve so much more in unity. Either way, open up your heart and allow the words to take you on a voyage of discovery with this collage of words designed to describe life as seen through a poet’s eyes.

About the Author

Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Connie Jordan moved to Sacramento, California, in 1976 where she has resided, off and on, since that time. She has held many different jobs in a few states she has lived in; oddly, the one she enjoyed best was that of a school bus driver. She has raised two children, has five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. She recently retired from her job with the State of California and is embarking on her true passion—writing. This is her first publication. Hope you enjoy.

Customer Reviews

"This collection is a pragmatic guide to self-discipline and self-protection. It puts personal issues into the context of current affairs, and explores in depth the issues of relating consciousness of the past to coping with the present.
The opener, Apology Not An Option, is about someone standing for herself, not excusing abusive comments made ?in the heat of the moment?. Black Voices & World Disorder jumps into the world arena of massacres and terrorism.
Bullies pleads, to people who have suffered bullying in the past, not to be vindictive, by picking on the next, the smaller and weaker, emulating their persecutors.
Charlie Hebdo challenges the stance of that satirical journal: ?You continue to stand strong in your freedom to offend, all for personal gain, regardless of whose lives are jeopardized and shamed by your folly;
Such an issue as this, when feelings run so hot on both sides, demands full debate ?
Compassion: It is wrong to ?live in the past? for comfort and reassurance. But the past is a formative influence, providing guidelines for the present. The powers that be manipulate the past, to dull awareness, and make people compliant: ?those lessons dealt to you on a whim of contentious rhetoric,/leading you to distraction . . .? Stored Memories is a guide to handling the past?s residue ? including its scars; ?Those memories will stay hidden, until my present state of being, clashes with those remembrances.? One must be a respect the past without becoming enslaved to it.
Past Present Future relates time evaluation to the consequences of the slave trade: ?I don?t understand why they expect us to forget a past that lingers even now, in the present, while threatening to encumber our future, with the past we share with our ancestors.? This fact is glossed over. Slave Owner Mentality: ?I get so flustered with the notion of living my life in the shadow of someone else?s expectations, judging me by what they see, the color o

David Russell
"This collection is a pragmatic guide to self-discipline and self-protection. It puts personal issues into the context of current affairs, and explores in depth the issues of relating consciousness of the past to coping with the present.
The opener, Apology Not An Option, is about someone standing for herself, not excusing abusive comments made ?in the heat of the moment?. Black Voices & World Disorder jumps into the world arena of massacres and terrorism.
Bullies pleads, to people who have suffered bullying in the past, not to be vindictive, by picking on the next, the smaller and weaker, emulating their persecutors.
Charlie Hebdo challenges the stance of that satirical journal: ?You continue to stand strong in your freedom to offend, all for personal gain, regardless of whose lives are jeopardized and shamed by your folly;
Such an issue as this, when feelings run so hot on both sides, demands full debate ?
Compassion: It is wrong to ?live in the past? for comfort and reassurance. But the past is a formative influence, providing guidelines for the present. The powers that be manipulate the past, to dull awareness, and make people compliant: ?those lessons dealt to you on a whim of contentious rhetoric,/leading you to distraction . . .? Stored Memories is a guide to handling the past?s residue ? including its scars; ?Those memories will stay hidden, until my present state of being, clashes with those remembrances.? One must be a respect the past without becoming enslaved to it.
Past Present Future relates time evaluation to the consequences of the slave trade: ?I don?t understand why they expect us to forget a past that lingers even now, in the present, while threatening to encumber our future, with the past we share with our ancestors.? This fact is glossed over. Slave Owner Mentality: ?I get so flustered with the notion of living my life in the shadow of someone else?s expectations, judging me by what they see, the color o

David Russell

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