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And So I Write: Confessional Poetry Verses The Madness
“And So I Write: Confessional Poetry Verses the Madness” Is the second book in a four part poetry series written from 2008 – 2015. These four books cover my daily struggle with trying to live a normal life while trying to survive and hide my severe and chronic mental illness. After writing the first book of this series “The Madness: And My Decent Into It” I discovered the therapeutic effects writing had on my ability to get through another day. I started to blog as another outlet to purge the chaos in my mind by simply free writing. I still used my poetry journal to continue to chronicle my journey. In order to write a true confessional story, each poem contained in this book is arranged in the exact order as my original journal, and remain unedited. Although some of the poems were inspired by previous entries, each one was molded to fit how I was feeling at that moment.
After the initial publication of “The Madness” along with the feedback I was receiving from my blog I discovered the honesty in my writings had a meaningful affect on someone’s life; at that moment my motivation for writing flipped the script. If my writing can impact ten percent of my readers similar to the millions of lives changed through the lyrics penned by Justin Furstenfeld of Blue October, there is no amount of fame or fortune greater than the reward of changing another person’s life through my words.
In the beginning of 2014 I discovered I could draw, once I learned there is an art form combining poetry and art called Ekphrasis I took the leap into the great unknown by starting The Random Artist. I hope by combining these two mediums I am able to reach more people. The drawing on the cover of this book is from the poem “Bricks.” This will be the same for each book in the series.
If you are interested in checking out the growth and continuous evolution of The Random Artist please visit www.therandomartist.net to see all my art and other products. My site is still a work in progress, and I am sure it always will be until I no longer am.
After the initial publication of “The Madness” along with the feedback I was receiving from my blog I discovered the honesty in my writings had a meaningful affect on someone’s life; at that moment my motivation for writing flipped the script. If my writing can impact ten percent of my readers similar to the millions of lives changed through the lyrics penned by Justin Furstenfeld of Blue October, there is no amount of fame or fortune greater than the reward of changing another person’s life through my words.
In the beginning of 2014 I discovered I could draw, once I learned there is an art form combining poetry and art called Ekphrasis I took the leap into the great unknown by starting The Random Artist. I hope by combining these two mediums I am able to reach more people. The drawing on the cover of this book is from the poem “Bricks.” This will be the same for each book in the series.
If you are interested in checking out the growth and continuous evolution of The Random Artist please visit www.therandomartist.net to see all my art and other products. My site is still a work in progress, and I am sure it always will be until I no longer am.
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Published January 1, 2015
About the author
Tim Lundmark
8 books4 followers Tim’s childhood was far from typical, and more times than not it was filled with rejection and turmoil. Labeled a “lost cause” in school he was rarely praised contributing to his seed of insecurity. The one thing he vividly remembers; was the day his fifth grade teacher recognized his talent for writing. It was the first time he had genuinely heard something positive about him; he started to believe he was worth more than what he was. At the end of the school year his teacher said she wouldn’t be surprised to see his name on a published book. I wonder if she realized the profound effect this statement had on him; from that moment on Tim’s dream was to become a writer.
His journey into the artistic world began when he put pen to paper and began to write his final words to his family. He started to record his raw emotional turmoil in the form of poetry, with the hopes his family would understand the pain he was in. His unfiltered honesty, in what he thought of as confessional writing led to the publication of his second book “The Madness: And My Decent Into It Book #1 of 4.
After reading various reviews of his first book, he discovered through confessional writing he was able to reach people who found solace and meaning in his words. Knowing poetry is a dying art he wanted to try and reach a wider audience and entered the world of blogging, this gave him another outlet to do what he was unable to do in real life; exposing his vulnerable side. The sad reality is no one knows the real me, but for some reason when I lay it all out there for any of my readers I am showing the real me.
Unfortunately as his dream was becoming a reality he suddenly stopped writing and went dark. Tim’s passion for confessional writing as an art form sparked back to life when he discovered he could draw in 2014. While working on his learning list he came across a quote by Leonardo da Vinci “Painting is Poetry which is seen and not heard and Poetry is a painting which is heard and not seen.” This quote had a profound effect on rekindling his dream, and where his motto “Where the visual and the verbal become one.” He discovered his poetry and artwork could work in harmony into what is referred to as ekphrastic poetry. This newly discovered knowledge began his transformation into The Random Artist.
Since childhood Tim has had a loving relationship with comics, and included some Comic Book Fan Art on his ETSY shop. The few he had on his site caught the attention of Wizard World, and was extended an invitation to the 2015 Comic Con held in May. This was one of his greatest accomplishments and validation of his work. Staying true to his name Tim started to focus some of his drawings on subject matter he has been passionate about his entire life. The experience and feedback he received during this event added another goal/dream of traveling throughout the U.S. attending as many Comic Con’s as possible.
One of the few things he is proud of himself for is his ability to be a true confessional writer; regardless of the negative feedback and damaged relationships his writing has caused he has not wavered, and continues to stay true to himself and his readers. Tim considers Justin Furstenfeld from Blue October to be the greatest confessional writer, like his fifth grade teacher Justin Furstenfelds honesty, and the impact he has made in his life and the impact he has made on his millions of fans reminded Tim of the impact confessional writers can have on other people’s lives.
Some have criticized, and advised against combing his poetry and art together due to the ‘dark’ or ‘somber’ undertones, of his poems, but Tim would tell you his intent is not to create art that is universal, even if it results in lost sales. Rather his intent is staying true to himself as a confessional writer to arose the mind and evoke a personal emotional connection between his words and the reader. Putting his own personal spin on ekphrasis as an art form; he started
His journey into the artistic world began when he put pen to paper and began to write his final words to his family. He started to record his raw emotional turmoil in the form of poetry, with the hopes his family would understand the pain he was in. His unfiltered honesty, in what he thought of as confessional writing led to the publication of his second book “The Madness: And My Decent Into It Book #1 of 4.
After reading various reviews of his first book, he discovered through confessional writing he was able to reach people who found solace and meaning in his words. Knowing poetry is a dying art he wanted to try and reach a wider audience and entered the world of blogging, this gave him another outlet to do what he was unable to do in real life; exposing his vulnerable side. The sad reality is no one knows the real me, but for some reason when I lay it all out there for any of my readers I am showing the real me.
Unfortunately as his dream was becoming a reality he suddenly stopped writing and went dark. Tim’s passion for confessional writing as an art form sparked back to life when he discovered he could draw in 2014. While working on his learning list he came across a quote by Leonardo da Vinci “Painting is Poetry which is seen and not heard and Poetry is a painting which is heard and not seen.” This quote had a profound effect on rekindling his dream, and where his motto “Where the visual and the verbal become one.” He discovered his poetry and artwork could work in harmony into what is referred to as ekphrastic poetry. This newly discovered knowledge began his transformation into The Random Artist.
Since childhood Tim has had a loving relationship with comics, and included some Comic Book Fan Art on his ETSY shop. The few he had on his site caught the attention of Wizard World, and was extended an invitation to the 2015 Comic Con held in May. This was one of his greatest accomplishments and validation of his work. Staying true to his name Tim started to focus some of his drawings on subject matter he has been passionate about his entire life. The experience and feedback he received during this event added another goal/dream of traveling throughout the U.S. attending as many Comic Con’s as possible.
One of the few things he is proud of himself for is his ability to be a true confessional writer; regardless of the negative feedback and damaged relationships his writing has caused he has not wavered, and continues to stay true to himself and his readers. Tim considers Justin Furstenfeld from Blue October to be the greatest confessional writer, like his fifth grade teacher Justin Furstenfelds honesty, and the impact he has made in his life and the impact he has made on his millions of fans reminded Tim of the impact confessional writers can have on other people’s lives.
Some have criticized, and advised against combing his poetry and art together due to the ‘dark’ or ‘somber’ undertones, of his poems, but Tim would tell you his intent is not to create art that is universal, even if it results in lost sales. Rather his intent is staying true to himself as a confessional writer to arose the mind and evoke a personal emotional connection between his words and the reader. Putting his own personal spin on ekphrasis as an art form; he started
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May 18, 2016
I originally was introduced to this series of books by the author at WizardWorld Comicon. Being a fan of dark stories, true events, along with the need for poetry for the upcoming Speech and Debate season, I couldn't resist.
When it comes to Book 2 of this series, I also found myself extremely enjoying the style that it was written in. The poems of this book began to focus in on Lundmark's relationship with his family, with a major focus being on marriage. I wish I was capable of having a closer connection to the content of the book. The poems of this book are still in my eyes very relate able to many, and that they, much like the first book, had a strong emotion affect from the first page to the last.
In fact, many aspects of the first and second books allow for the reader to see Lundmark's writing style. Which varies from poem to poem. It's rare to see a rhyme scheme, but that is not a problem at all. In fact, the lack of rhyme in a large portion of the poems increase the affect of many of the more dramatic sections. Overall, once again Lundmark has shown to have great prowess when it comes to writing poems.
When it comes to Book 2 of this series, I also found myself extremely enjoying the style that it was written in. The poems of this book began to focus in on Lundmark's relationship with his family, with a major focus being on marriage. I wish I was capable of having a closer connection to the content of the book. The poems of this book are still in my eyes very relate able to many, and that they, much like the first book, had a strong emotion affect from the first page to the last.
In fact, many aspects of the first and second books allow for the reader to see Lundmark's writing style. Which varies from poem to poem. It's rare to see a rhyme scheme, but that is not a problem at all. In fact, the lack of rhyme in a large portion of the poems increase the affect of many of the more dramatic sections. Overall, once again Lundmark has shown to have great prowess when it comes to writing poems.
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