No Homeless Problem
Published on 27. August 2018
Book
141 pages
978-1-912092-55-0 (ISBN)
Description
Having experienced alcoholism and homelessness Seamus Fox came to
understand the social and human injustices that result in so many people
finding themselves living in the streets.
This book is a collection of poems written from those stories, showing the reality of what it means to be homeless. They give an honest, disturbing and often enlightening view of homelessness, based on the experiences of 44 individuals.
understand the social and human injustices that result in so many people
finding themselves living in the streets.
This book is a collection of poems written from those stories, showing the reality of what it means to be homeless. They give an honest, disturbing and often enlightening view of homelessness, based on the experiences of 44 individuals.
Reviews / Votes
'What makes this book so compelling is how the poems transport you into the world of their writers, a world which can be so different from our own but which, ironically, is the same. A real perspective-changer and should be read by anyone who hasn't faced first-hand what it is like to be homeless.' - Amanda Young'Anyone who may have casually dismissed the homeless as being parasites should read what Seamus has written. It is insightful, moving and compelling. The writer has the gift of language and is able to put into verse the feelings and aspirations of many.' - Terry Waite
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
165 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-912092-55-0 (9781912092550)
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Person
Having experienced the absolute horror of alcoholism and the arduous task of getting sober he realised the power of writing as a tool for understanding and changing. In late 2015 he moved to London to find work and after several months he found himself homeless. Seamus has been completely sober for more than 7 years and he has noticed a massive change in how he sees the world as a result of sobriety. Eventually he found Emmaus and he now works and lives at the Cambridge Community. He undertook the writing of this book to give something back to the Emmaus family that he feels such a part of, but also to raise awareness about the serious social issues surrounding homelessness and addiction.