{"product_id":"three-score-trevor-maynard-9798877796416","title":"Three Score","description":"\"Trevor Maynard is a weaver of words, and this latest collection is his most reflective, raw, and honest, yet.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the Introduction \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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\u003ci\u003e One in Ten\u003c\/i\u003e 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 ninety seconds to midnight, and the end of the world is nigh! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first chapter of this collection is \u003ci\u003eCitizen\u003c\/i\u003e, how I, as an individual, interact with the weird concept of 'others', an experience that became acutely heightened when Covid-19 struck. The second, \u003ci\u003eStoryteller, \u003c\/i\u003eis me as the observant: looking, telling stories; the third, \u003ci\u003ePoet\u003c\/i\u003e, asks what is this vocation I follow that identifies me: poetry? The fourth, my world, \u003ci\u003eHusband\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003ePsyche\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eThree Score\u003c\/i\u003e 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI am a \u003ci\u003eCitizen\u003c\/i\u003e of the World, a \u003ci\u003eStoryteller\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003ePoet\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eHusband \u003c\/i\u003eand lover, father, grandpa, son and brother. I am a human, I am my \u003ci\u003ePsyche\u003c\/i\u003e, I am an observer and a chronicler of life, I am \u003ci\u003eThree Score\u003c\/i\u003e years in linear time, but timeless in universal expanse, and I plan to live five score, then more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eReviews\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePARADOX (2021) \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaynard'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! \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA 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\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrey Sun Dark Moon (2015)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn intimate study of the frailties of life: poetry of the human condition.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeep on Keepin' On (2012)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoetry is\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePOEMS FROM THE LOCKDOWN (2020 \u0026amp; 2022)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is an exciting, amazing collection, and will serve as a timely monument to history. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eArt like this will certainly be looked back on by future generations to gain a deeper understanding of the human condition during this crisis.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Trevor Maynard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798877796416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.33d","brand":"Trevor Maynard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852214743295,"sku":"9798877796416","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/three-score-trevor-maynard-9798877796416","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}