American Stories: A collection of illustrated poems

By Jon Fielding

American Stories is a series of short poems about life in a changing America. 

Melancholic stories, sketched out over wandering feelings of despair and longing, meandering through a deep changing political and social landscape.

Capturing themes from key moments in contemporary American culture, alongside stories of frustration and despair, inspired by more recent events. The selection of poems within explores feelings drawn out in everyday America, from a nation at times left in despair, let down by so-called leaders, and left uncertain about its future, with many questioning its place in the world today.

We hope and we pray in the American way. It’s only poetry they say…

• Language: English
• Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
• Release date: Feb 17, 2023
• ISBN: 9781638291169

Jon Fielding

Jon is an architect, designer and artist, living in London, England. A creative thinker, specializing in the design of humanized buildings and cities of the future. A loving father and family-man, who is passionate about poetry and art. He is a keen and frequent observer of Americana; it’s art, people, life, society and politics. His first poetry book, published in 2021, is titled ‘Say it Fearlessly’. American Stories is his second book.

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About the Author

Jon is an architect, designer and artist, living in London, England. A creative thinker, specializing in the design of humanized buildings and cities of the future. A loving father and family-man, who is passionate about poetry and art. He is a keen and frequent observer of Americana; it’s art, people, life, society and politics. His first poetry book, published in 2021, is titled ‘Say it Fearlessly’. American Stories is his second book.

Dedication

‘Framed emotions of a nation in view, wandering through a political stew, stories wrapped up with feelings so true.

Please wander through these pages, persevere, a selection of short stories, capturing feelings laid bare, in poetry form we dare.’

For Sarah; you bring out the best in me and challenge me to be the best I can be. I hope in some ways, for you, I am.

Jon Fielding

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Publisher’s Cataloguing-in-Publication data

Fielding, Jon

American Stories

ISBN 9781638291152 (Paperback)

ISBN 9781638291169 (ePub e-book)

Library of Congress Control Number.:2022923145

www.austinmacauley.com/us

First Published 2023

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Acknowledgment

Writing this, my second published collection of poetry, was harder than I expected but more rewarding than I could have ever imagined. None of this would have been possible without the support of my best friend and partner, Sarah, encouraging me throughout and illuminating this writing journey.

Thanks to everyone in the Austin Macauley, New York team, who helped me put this manuscript together from content to cover, a few times over.

A collection of poems reflecting on some of the key moments in contemporary American culture. Stories affecting the plight of a great nation, questioning its place in the world today and its relevance in the future.

The poems represent a series of short melancholic tales, sketching out fluctuating feelings within a changing social landscape at this moment in time