Maps for the Modern World

Name: Maps for the Modern World
Brand: Simon & Schuster Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Valerie June Hockett
ISBN: 9781524867324

Author: Valerie June Hockett

Narrator: Valerie June Hockett

Unabridged: 1 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Published: 04/06/2021

Categories: Fiction, Poetry, African American & Black Poetry, Women Authors

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

A poetic call for mindfulness, creativity, and analog real-world connection in an increasingly disconnected world from singer-songwriter Valerie June.

Maps for the Modern Worldis a collection of poems and original illustrations about cultivating community, awareness, and harmony with our surroundings as we move fearlessly toward our dreams.

I love you
Like a fall leaf dancing
And twirling in the wind
Softly landing,
Returning to the warm earth
Rest
Make new
Begin
Again
-comfortably

About The Author

Valerie June Hockett is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Tennessee. She’s been hailed by the New York Times as one of America's “most intriguing, fully formed new talents." She has recorded four critically acclaimed, bestselling solo albums and has also written songs for legendary artists such as Mavis Staples and The Blind Boys of Alabama. When she’s not touring, June splits her time between Memphis and Brooklyn, NY. This is her very first book.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shirin

A collection of five parts beautiful poems, mostly about self-awareness and reconciliation. I loved it, it was very peaceful. Consciousness & Awareness Journey & Dreams (my favorite section) Lamentations & Transformation Earth & other worlds Mindfulness, Mantras & Meditations I also loved the illustration......more

Goodreads review by Raven

“This book is a laboratory of poetic experiments in the alchemy of life. While we all hope for a brighter world, it can be difficult to see how to navigate through the raging storms. I have to believe we are the creators of the world we see each day and that the stillness that can be felt in the......more

Goodreads review by Britt

2.5 - A few standouts but mostly this felt more like a self help conference than a poetry collection, when it wasn’t falling into heavy rhyme schemes. It’s possible the narration affected my perception. In either case, I’ll actually be really curious to listen the VJH as a songwriter vs a poet.......more

Goodreads review by Mina

This book is not just a collection of poems, but an insight into the world hidden within our inner being. It is a gateway to all the places we ever wanted to go, but never really found our way around. Maps for the Modern World was an extraordinary experience. Poems are divided into several theme-bas......more