Madness Ensues: Poetry from Behind the Bipolar Mind

About the Book

Now, I don’t want you to panic or anything, but I will be honest— You are holding in your hands A book of poetry. I know, I know, poetry is just so outdated. Why waste your precious time, right? And with all due respect to the greats (whom I do refer To frequently and call upon in my own works—RIP, Shakespeare), I have to agree with you. With all of today’s technology, pen and paper Is a dying art. And I’m not afraid to admit that. Nor am I afraid to admit that I have the gall to change that. What this world needs right now is a poetic revival, A great awakening of new works, Work That is real, raw, and authentic. And that is exactly what I intend to give you. Personality, heart, and soul (wait, do gingers even have one of those?) Touching upon subjects that have been touched on before, such as death and sexuality, But have never been touched quite like this, I assure you, That’s it right there. Right here. And last but not least, don’t stop Read . . . (PS: all praise be to Plath for inspiring me and for also suffering from bipolar disorder while attempting to undo the stigma against mental illness.) Here’s to hoping my ending turns to be happier than hers. My only aim is that these works demonstrate what it’s like living from emotional extreme to emotional extreme, and most importantly, what it means To be human.

About the Author

Kaitlin Hodnett has written over a thousand poems since kindergarten (not that she would ever feel comfortable sharing her early work). She has won various writing contests, created writing websites, and been published in the LSUA Jongleur. In 2010, she wrote her first run-through for a collection of poetry. Now, after six years in the making and much revising and editing, she presents to you her first published book. All artworks are hers as well, even though she believes her art is juvenile, which is why she became a writer instead. Kaitlin lives in Alexandria, LA, with her fiancé and her two furry babies (Sylvester Belfort Stallone, a tuxedo cat, and Malakai, her ESA German shepherd rescue mutt). She’s got a novel about aliens in the making, hopefully to be released by 2017, but she also hopes to have more poetry collections published every five years.