"Trevor Maynard is a weaver of words, and this latest collection is his most reflective, raw, and honest, yet." Since childhood, Trevor Maynard has processed his identity through writing, from going to sleep with a pen and pad beside his bed to capture his dreams, to transferring dreams to the stage, and beyond, to encouraging others to share their work. This current work is a milestone, collecting the many strands of his psyche and weaving a moment in the shifting chaos of his human experience. From the Introduction "I ...
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"Trevor Maynard is a weaver of words, and this latest collection is his most reflective, raw, and honest, yet." Since childhood, Trevor Maynard has processed his identity through writing, from going to sleep with a pen and pad beside his bed to capture his dreams, to transferring dreams to the stage, and beyond, to encouraging others to share their work. This current work is a milestone, collecting the many strands of his psyche and weaving a moment in the shifting chaos of his human experience. From the Introduction "I am a child of the 'sixties; two months old when JFK was assassinated; almost six years old when Neil Armstrong landed on the moon, thirteen when punk rock hit, and one of the One in Ten when Thatcher governed. I shared my 38th birthday with the Twin Towers' attack; survived through a Global Pandemic, in a risky age group, and now, helpless as Russia invades and wages war against Ukraine, and Israel and Palestine erupt (again). The power of nuclear weapons still dominates and threatens: the doomsday clock sits at thirty seconds to midnight, and the end of the world is nigh! The first chapter of this collection is Citizen , how I, as an individual, interact with the weird concept of 'others', an experience that became acutely heightened when Covid-19 struck. The second, Storyteller, is me as the observant: looking, telling stories; the third, Poet , asks what is this vocation I follow that identifies me: poetry? The fourth, my world, Husband , life partner to Jo, who I have promised myself to forever, and from her, four children, and from them, nine grandchildren: my identity confirmed as 'Grandpa'. Chapter five, explores who am I? The me? My Psyche , and what does this mean for my existence, the meaning of my life: all life; the big why-ness of it all? Finally, I am where I am, I have lived, at least in linear terms, these Three Score years; how do I reflect, what identifies the person I see in the mirror, the image on the cover of this book, what soul-ness, if there is such a thing, dwells in the eyes of the poet? I am a Citizen of the World, a Storyteller , a Poet , a Husband and lover, father, grandpa, son and brother. I am a human, I am my Psyche , I am an observer and a chronicler of life, I am Three Score years in linear time, but timeless in universal expanse, and I plan to live five score, then more. Reviews PARADOX (2021) Maynard's work was so approachable, and at the same time multi-faceted. There is an open-ended freshness to the style that makes reading the pieces aloud very natural. I experiment with the pace I take them at, and the tone of expression to shed a variety of meaning in the words. Not much writing lends itself to interpretation as well as this. Highly recommended! Congratulations! A beautifully selected collection which draws you in with expressive force, but also allows you to hover on the edge, like an impressionist painter. I was excited by the variety of subject and form, and by the raw honesty of the work Grey Sun Dark Moon (2015) An intimate study of the frailties of life: poetry of the human condition. Keep on Keepin' On (2012) Poetry is POEMS FROM THE LOCKDOWN (2020 & 2022) This is an exciting, amazing collection, and will serve as a timely monument to history. Art like this will certainly be looked back on by future generations to gain a deeper understanding of the human condition during this crisis.
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