Raw Thoughts - (The Raw Thoughts) 2nd Edition by John Casey (Paperback)

About the Book

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.

Book Synopsis

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.

Review Quotes

"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