JAD

<P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify>JAD is a book-length poem about the relationship between the author and his best friend Joann Antoinette DeVito.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>They were romantically involved initially then remained best friends after the romantic relationship ended.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>In JAD their real lives and personalities are blended with imaginary situations and characters to describe their time together.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>James' roles in the relationship - Father Mother Brother Child Teacher Lover Friend - provide the titles for the seven parts of the book.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>Each part is divided into four sections or mini-stories in which the author portrays some aspect of their lives together and expresses the powerful feelings they have for each other.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>A few of the stories are real but the vast majority are mostly or completely symbolic.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>The settings range from a mountain meadow to a childhood home while many of the stories are simply the author's thoughts.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>The diction varies from matter-of-fact to strikingly picturesque.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>Together the stories are designed to place the reader inside the relationship and inside the mind and heart of the author.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office /> </P><P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify>JAD is original perceptive meticulously written and powerfully inspirational with numerous quotable phrases.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>It leaves the reader feeling a little saner a little more optimistic about life.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN></P><P> </P>