Verses: The Harmony, Discourse and Undivided Pursuit of Wholeness

Description

Verses is a lyrical glimpse into the life of a wife, mother, and career woman in the #MeToo era. Exploring the good, the bad, the ugly, and the in-between, it began as an inexpensive form of therapy and ended a battle cry for all women to stand up and be who they're meant to become. Verses sheds light on the ordinary and extraordinary. It is the angles of a heart, laid out for all to read.

Growing up, Jewel Caston-Mendoza always felt the need to fight to be heard. Her older brother, a star basketball player, was the proverbial apple of her mother's eye. Her younger sisters were adorable and sweet. Then there was her: the ugly duckling, the black sheep. Uncoordinated, a wannabe writer, and the epitome of the middle child.After winning second place in a 5th grade writing contest, she officially began to chase the dream of becoming a writer. Through a fairytale marriage and its ultimate demise, she chronicled her deepest thoughts and feelings into a no-holds-barred self-examination that eventually became Verses, her first book of poetry. Verses encompasses her musings, hurts, and disappointments--her pain, in stark black and white. It makes way for the freedom to come. Her voice is finally being heard.She is an employee of the Department of Education and a mother of two children who loves tacos, cookies, the color purple, and traveling.