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Title: Streams of Consciousness
Author: Kindred Spirits
Narrator: Deanna Rodger, Rasheed Ige
Format: Original Recording
Length: 42 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-24-15
Publisher: ACX
Genres: Drama & Poetry, Poetry
Publisher's Summary:
A poetry workshop to celebrate Black History Month at Kingston University led to the formation of Kindred Spirits, a poetry group comprised of students from multiple faculties, all with one thing in common: the need to express themselves through the written word. Streams of Consciousness is the first anthology published by this talented group.
While each author writes about subjects that fire their personal passions, universal themes run through their work; loneliness, love, joy, and the importance of family shine through each page, providing common ground despite the authors' diverse backgrounds. Some choose to tackle larger social issues, while others explore the complexities of familial relationships and the expectations of parents. All are powerful works. All are sincere.
Edgy and innovative, Streams of Consciousness refuses to mince words, with each author believing authenticity is key to true expression. Several of the poems found within are collaborations with award-winning poets Deanna Rodgers (UK Poetry Slam Champion) and Sabrina Mahfouz (The Clean Collection). The moving force behind the poems, however, is the students themselves, whose voices do what poetry does best - mirror back life in all its inspiring, messy, contradictory glory.
Members Reviews:
Don't judge a book by its cover...
I know, I know, the image of the book does not necessarily appeal to some people; it didnât to me, and it took me a while to finally click on the book and start reading it. When I did, I found that I couldnât stop. Itâs a really powerful collection of poetry and prose. The book describes itself as having an âauthentic voice,â and itâs true, the authenticity of each author really shines through, usually that type of adjective is general and hard to find in a written pieces, but no, really, it is present in this writing.
What is nice is that it is a collection, if you are not in love with one writerâs style, there is another one that can come along and certainly re-spark your interest. I did find a lot of echoes to Langston Hughes, especially as some of the authors describe their experiences with what is perceived as race. Iâm a teacher, and I teach high school students, there are a few poems I will probably pull to help my students get a perspective of lenses, as the language is clear and the emotion is very powerful in how it is communicated. If youâre on the fence with this book, give it a chance, I found it a VERY pleasant surprise.
Far more than wordsâ..
A poetry workshop to celebrate Black History Month at Kingston University led to the formation of Kindred Spirits, a poetry group comprised of students from multiple faculties, all with one thing in common: the need to express themselves through the written word. STREAMS OF CONSCIOUSNESS is the first anthology published by this group.
The poets in this volume include Michelle Ofori, Elaha Walizadeh, Deanna Rodger, Meltem Avcil, Anjali Haldankar, Rui Daniel Jaime, Rasheed Ige, Sandra Nyakudya, Jacob Mager, Angela Melville, Shahmina Begum, and Pooja Bhatt. The threads that run through these works include loneliness, love, joy, and the importance of family. Some address the big social issues, others write about familial relationships and the expectations of parents.