Coming Soon: Reaching Out
About the book
One thing is for certain, teenagers and mature adults will discuss this book of poetry for three reasons:
1. The poetry is semi-controversial, exploring aspects of life that are often unspoken.
2. The artwork is breathtaking.
3. All of the poems in this collection were written to the artwork of one very talented artist, Daniel Donnelly.
About the Illustrator
Daniel Donnelly resides in California. His artwork features “texture and decay.”
Daniel Donnelly is the Chair of the Digital Art and Design program at Butte College located in northern California.
He has designed and authored nine design books for Rockport Publishers, including “In Your Face: The Best of Interactive Interface Designs”, and seven other books focused on typography, Flash animation, and interface design.
Donnelly’s most recent design book-”999 Logo Design Elements”-features 999 royalty-free vector-based elements that can be used to create original logos. Daniel Donnely on Amazon
A sample poem
Here’s an example of a poem that’s written to the cover illustration of the book. The piece is titled The Empress.
Changing Focus
My life:
Complicated
Complex
Celebratory
Creative
Data
People
Personnas
Colors
Stream through me.
Blue to green
Green to gold
Red to pink
Pink to pale white
Cycles fade
Dissolve
Destroy
Germinate.
Distinguishing Factors
Poetry books for abound, but there’s not that many that really hit home with teenagers as well as adults.
Semi-controversial subjects abound within Reaching Out. If you’re looking for a book that you can give to teenagers that will start discussions, consider buying it for them. You can purchased an e-book edition that they can read on a Kindle, nook, or any computer or modern smartphone (iPhone, Android, Windows phones, etc.) The colors of the artwork are particularly vivid in the iPad, iPhone, Droid, free PC and Mac apps and the Kindle Fire.
Like Ellen Hopkin’s work (Crank, Burned, Identical, Glass, Flirting with the Monster, Tricks, Impulse, Fallout, Triangles) Jordan’s poetry is brash at times and can be a platform for discussion on life issues that impact upon teenagers. Unlike Hopkins, this book is based on artwork. Ellen Hopkins on Amazon
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About the Author
Alan H. Jordan is a prolific author. Mr. Jordan has many books that are available on Kindle and on Barnes & Noble’s nook. Most of Mr. Jordan’s e-books are friendship priced ($.99 to $4.99) which is much less than the cost of the printed edition in a bookstore.
