Severe Silence: A Narrative in Poetry and Collage

Severe Silence is the story of a young woman who sang easily passionately unselfconsciously until she fell in love with a jealous controlling man. She reassured and placated him during outbursts of rage attempting to be a proper wife but found herself defeated. Lonely subdued and silent she finally gathered the strength to escape only to find herself in deep despair. Battling fear and self-doubt she began the journey toward rediscovering her voice and beginning a new life.Ava Carmel tells her story of self-awakening and healing using collage and poetry. The collages are intriguing spare powerful and sometimes playful incorporating pictures and words torn from magazines and newspaper headlines.