{"id":8236,"date":"2021-03-15T11:22:45","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T17:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=8236"},"modified":"2021-03-15T11:22:45","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T17:22:45","slug":"black-chaos-by-james-pack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=8236","title":{"rendered":"Black Chaos by James Pack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Candid and lingering\u2026 A compelling collection.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Passionate and profound, Pack\u2019s soulful collection of thirty poems takes the reader on a ride into the wild abandonment and chaos of a depressed mind as it embarks on a journey of self-love and discovery. In \u201cWhen You\u2019ve Nowhere to Go Except the Beyond,\u201d the simplicity of language makes the protagonist\u2019s world, which is full of the trappings of depression feel all the more alive. He explores depression (\u201cWounded \u2013 no Connection\u201d), introspection and realization (\u201cA Mermaid Pair\u201d and \u201cI Don\u2019t Want to be Angry\u201d); enlightenment (\u2018\u2018Breaking the Shell to Blossom\u201d); and nostalgia (\u201cLight My Fire\u201d), finding lyricism in every corner. Pack\u2019s intimate candor and way with words make the title poem profoundly affecting (\u201cThe black chaos\/ Drips on the page\/ Nightmares live in\/ Reality \u2013\/ I release the\/ Fears through my pen\/ They never leave\/ But they have lost\/ Their hold on me\u201d). Welcome moments of hope and encouragement punctuate the series of despairs in \u201cToday is a Gift\u201d (\u201cEnd the anxiety and depression\/ Live in the present moment\/ Now is the only\/ Time that matters\u201d). Imaginative and candid, the collection will stay with readers long after they turn the last page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Black Chaos<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By James Pack<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pack Enterprises LLC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pub date April 13, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ASIN B08WJLGG7M<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Price $2.99 (USD) Kindle edition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Candid and lingering\u2026 A compelling collection. Passionate and profound, Pack\u2019s soulful collection of thirty poems takes the reader on a ride into the wild abandonment and chaos of a depressed mind as it embarks on a journey of self-love and discovery. In \u201cWhen You\u2019ve Nowhere to Go Except the Beyond,\u201d the simplicity of language makes the protagonist\u2019s world, which is full of the trappings of depression feel all the more alive. He explores depression (\u201cWounded […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145610851,"featured_media":8237,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[56739],"tags":[38100332,24777292,7223,7215,3328,178,8053601,1136176,422,531468,1473,1008073,856121,309,349],"class_list":["post-8236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-short-reviews","tag-amreading","tag-amwriting","tag-author","tag-book-review","tag-book-reviews","tag-books","tag-indie-author","tag-indie-books","tag-poetry","tag-poetry-collection","tag-reading","tag-review-blog","tag-review-website","tag-reviews","tag-writing"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pajKJn-28Q","amp_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/black-chaos.jpg?fit=313%2C500&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/145610851"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8236"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8236\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8249,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8236\/revisions\/8249"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}