Pretty Good Year - A Bipolar Poetry Anthology

by Rex Emerson Jackson

A year is cyclical. Seasons change. With bipolar disorder, so do moods. Pretty Good Year is a poetry anthology, but it is also an account of one man's year-long swing between mania and depression. Rex Emerson Jackson uses language and rhythm to give voice to the psychiatric condition that affects 5.7 million American adults and their loved ones.

Genres: Poetry, Nonfiction, Mental Illness, Mental Health

68 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 10, 2014

Reviews

[Maryann Gestwicki · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, that was some deep sh*t I read. Poems that I liked: I feel, Emergence, too close, The universe, afterglow, it's over, I liss, parachute, Dante, nothing, Strange, growing Pains, Magic, Inspiration, leaching, free, wavering, breaking, The cage of the boy, surface, Close home, tandem, blue pill, blind, day.

[Michelle Hoyt · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really related to the poetry

I am bipolar and I can relate whole heartedly with what this post says in his poetry. I am indeed inspired me to write my own book.

[JAnn Bowers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful written poetry

I just adored this book of poems. Everything about Rex's writing sat right there in the back of my mind and heart.

[Audra Cook · Rating 4 out of 5]

Deep insight

Well written and deeply thought out. You can feel the emotions in each verse. Very good read and would recommend.

[Elizabeth Houseman · Rating 4 out of 5]

A beautiful, short book of poems. Rex Emerson Jackson melds words together in a lovely way, and his poetry is touching in both a comforting and oddly unsettling way. It's the kind of poetry that you can easily relate to, but also prods the mind and gets you thinking. I'd recommend this to anyone interested in poetry and/or mental health.

[Opal Moon · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars.
Pretty good year is poetry about living with bipolar disorder as known as manic depressive disorder. I loved seeing an honest tale of the highs and lows and struggle to find middle ground. The beginning was great with fast paced poems of the highs and beautiful sorrowful poems of the lows. Around the half way point the poems felt repetitive which is something that really turns me off a poetry collection. I began losing interest which I felt badly about. What would have saved this collection for me is if it was kept a bit shorter. Overall I have the utmost respect for anymore who writes openly about their truths. I still recommend this book to anyone who is struggling it is good to know that you are not alone.

[Theresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got this book for free on Amazon Kindle. It was an excellent read, especially for being free. Being someone who struggles with bi-polar, I could understand a lot of the poems and stuff that Jackson talked about in his poetry. Extremely relate-able. Will definitely re-read again and again and again.