Cuarentena

by Reggie Johnson

Let's face it, we all are over the year 2020. Many of us were introduced to the term 'Quarantine' for the first time in a physical, mental and psychological capacity this year. A series of uncontrollable events have plagued us throughout the entire year. Most of us are navigating the best way we can through all of this. Over these next several pages, you'll see the inside of my mind through this time period. Brace yourselves, it's been a long year and we're only nine months in. I present to you, Cuarentena.

ebook

Published September 25, 2020

Reviews

[Scott Cumming · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reggie Johnson writes of 2020 in poems that search for meaning in quarantine before escalating to the incidents of George Floyd and the BLM movement. His frustration is plain to see and there are a lot of poignant lines. The rhythm of the poems feels like it should have a backbeat underneath with a flow to the words. It's a peek into the life of a young American black man that is eye-opening for a Scottish white man.

[A.R. (Arthur) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reggie makes use of the mundane whilst illustrating points of resistance that are often done in a trite manner amongst the same cohorts of writers. in all this collection presents the a collection of rapturous voices rising to break age old divisions through a progressive and existential narrative that engages the reader and questions what this life truly is, if anything, really.
I particularly enjoyed the postmodern narrative coupled with the dystopia of current society in the way that it was presented, beyond simple reiteration, but rather a restored sense of direction throughout the collection's progression as a whole.
A Must Read Collection!