Lockdown Lamentations: A Poem Collection by R.A.N Severin

Lockdown Lamentations is a collection of poems by R.A.N Severin, created during the 2020 lockdown in London, UK.These poems reflect a personal journey, characterized and driven by observations, obtained throughout the entirety of the lockdown. Poem by poem the author pivots around a host of emotionally evoked memories, brought forth by the inner or outer implications of the lockdown, whilst also, attempting to make sense of and placing the ever emerging thought processes into a wider context.The main body of the collection centres round the initial March lockdown and also includes the following two lockdowns.The poems often depict a bleak and cheerless canvas, where it appears, the risk of an unfathomable future for humanity itself, is imminent, unless a collective, united mindset is obtained, along with a spiritually combative approach and a willingness to alter the current reality, we find ourselves submerged in.However, there is still a glimmer of hope and a silver lining, in what the author enthusiastically describes, as "The Real New Order". This concept, the author suggests, could prove an antidote to the current state of humanity, and deliver the promise of a potentially alternative lockdown outcome, birthed and sustained by love and a non-compliant response to the actual lockdown consequences, such as loss of civil liberties, freedom of speech and democracy.In fact, most of the collection concerns itself with the eroding of democracy as a direct result of the lockdown, while questioning the underlying reasons along with the general state of humanity, as we know or perceive it.There is constant and mercilessly flowing undertone running through the poems, suggesting, time is of essence if, humanity is to be reclaimed and subsequently overhauled, in order to secure a new and enhanced level of human ideals, morals, visions, directions and interactions.Part of the author's lockdown voyage encompasses aspects of race relations arisen from personal experiences, and also by the murder of George Floyd.R.A.N Severin is in no hurry to please with her debut poem collection.She doesn't smooth edges in pursuit of popularity, but rather sticks to her loaded guns, while following her heart.Her delivery is mostly heart-piercing and confrontational, whether the subject matter is race, personal, spiritual or global. Her crunchy take on reality, may be debatable, but never boring and her objective seems to always concern itself with integrity and a steadfast refusal to being taken prisoner or made a victim for her convictions and beliefs.Dive right in and explore R.A.N Severin's debut poem collection with the self imposed risk of yearning to get back on safe, dry ground, or perhaps align with its message, as you embrace your own inner critical thinker.

Author: R. a. N. Severin

Publisher: Independently Published

Publication Date: Dec 31, 2020

Number of Pages: 156 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: NA

ISBN-13: 9798588741378