Join us may 20th as we welcome bestselling poet and author iain s. Im writing to let you know that the second book in my shortbook project is out. By contrast, it has taken just over four years for i. Just the words presents twice the number of entries with over 400 works from the internationally acclaimed poetry and photography project. Started 2007, i wrote this for you is an acclaimed exploration of hauntingly. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place. Thomas tells us that poetry belongs to the people who read it. While iain and jon work on a variety of projects and books in their day to day lives, they passionately continue on with the original project which has connected them to their thousands of fans around the world. Since its appeared here a few times, im iain thomas. Thomas, who together with photographer jon ellis, created the worldwide smash success i wrote this for you. Started in 2007, i wrote this for you is an online collaborative project written by iain thomas south africa and photographed by jon ellis japan. It won the grand prix at the first paper house art of design awards and the only craft prize awarded that year, in the design category, at the national design.
The digital age has seen the emergence of sites like frank warrens postsecret 2005 and iain thomass i wrote this for you 2007 that have acquired loyal online followings. It won the grand prix at the first paper house art of design awards and the only craft prize awarded that year, in the design category, at the national designadvertising awards the loeries. The magnificent beauty of i wrote this for you is quite simply this. He regularly writes for the huffington post and currently lives in south africa. See more ideas about iain thomas, words and quotes.
Rich with words, emotions, feelings, it has a plethora of poetry on every page. Originally an online verse and photography project widely considered to be at the forefront of popular contemporary poetry, it has gone on to became a. He is the author of several books, the most popular of which is i wrote this for you. Some pages are filled with several mini or micro poems, while other pages are used entirely for longer poems. As an author, his most famous work is i wrote this for you, which he writes under the pseudonym pleasefindthis a blog then book thats been on poetry bestseller lists. While iain and jon work on a variety of projects and books in their day to day lives, they passionately continue on with the original project which has connected them to. Iain thomas on social justice and why artists should. Thomass, i wrote this for you is like disneyland, metaphorically speaking.
Originally an online verse and photography project widely considered to be at the forefront of popular contempor. While iain and jon work on a variety of projects and books in their day to day lives, they passionately continue on with the original project which has connected them to their. Thomas, who together with photographer jon ellis, created the worldwide smash success i wrote this for you, a collection of personal, anonymous poetry and photography. Thomas and with each one, my admiration for him and his talent grows. This is a man who unashamedly allows himself to feel and acknowledge the wide spectrum of human emotions, puts them into words beautifully, and shares them with the world. I wrote this for you pleasefindthis, thomas, iain s. Please read our short guide how to send a book to kindle. He wrote his first book, ignite, at the age of 23 for the markham clothing store. Thomas 2017, hardcover at the best online prices at. No one else in the world can read it the way you do.
Iain writes primarily using free verse free verse is an open. You took all my words when all i wanted to do was say them. Thomas there are 190 poems and it is divided into four parts. Originally an online verse and photography project widely considered to be at the forefront of popular contemporary poetry, it has gone on to became a worldwide phenomenon. Thomas, who together with photographer jon ellis, created the worldwide smash success i wrote this for you, a collection of. Buy a cheap copy of i wrote this for you book by iain s.
I wrote this for you is the 3rd book ive read by iain s. The reading experience is something akin to having a latenight coffee date with yourself. By the end of your adventure, you will believe the i wrote this for you series was written for you. Iain thomas, author of i wrote this for you, shows us that as writers, we have the right to do what we please with language. Started 2007, i wrote this for you is an acclaimed exploration of hauntingly beautiful words, photography and emotion thats unique to. The paperback of the i wrote this for you by pleasefindthis, iain s. Postsecret made the leap from digital to print within a year of the sites founding, and the book series now consists of five volumes. Bring your soldiers, your death, your disease, your collapsed economy because it doesnt matter, i have nothing left to lose and you cannot kill me here. Since its appeared here a few times, im iain thomas and i wrote be soft. The success of iain thomas microstory blog i wrote this for you emanates from his ability to write succinctly, often reflecting in his words the struggle, the loneliness and the darkness of our human experience.