For many, it somehow becomes easier to adhere to the mystical, to the cryptic and the Kafkaesque when confronted with a thousand disparate pieces of life because we sense it would be impossible to comprehend the grand sum of it all, or how those pieces even interconnect. Consequently, we feel we cannot come to understand the individual parts.
John Caseyโs poetic philosophy of Things suggests that we can. That life is much simpler than most perceive. The human condition is not so confusing as it seems.
John Casey is a novelist and Pushcart Prize-nominated poet from New Hampshire.ย His first novel,ย Devolution, was released in 2019 andย is book one ofย The Devolution Trilogy, a psychological spy thriller series.ย Evolutionย was released 2021,ย Revelationย in 2022. Casey authoredย Raw Thoughtsย in 2019 as well, a compelling and mindful fusion of poetic and photographic art that garneredย noms for the Griffin Poetry Prize and National Book Award. The sequel,ย Meridian: A Raw Thoughts Book,ย was released in 2021. His latest title is a philosophical poetry book titledย Things of Little Consequence, and he is a co-author ofย The Barn: A Mystery Novella. Casey'sย poetry has appeared internationally in numerous literary journals andย magazines.
A Veteranย combat and test pilot withย a Master of Arts from Florida State University, Casey also served as a diplomat and international affairs strategist at U.S. embassies in Europe and Africa, at the Pentagon, and elsewhere. He is passionate about fitness, nature, and travel andย inspired by the incredible spectrum of people, places and cultures he has experienced in life.