A Warm Dissection

About the Book

James is a SoCal native who is known to visit the poisoned wells within the area. Reciting poetry from the grasps of the prim rose bush. Showered in a crimson bath by love bites is a common sight on a good night with warm friends and obscure back lots.

The source of the poetry or entries within the books in general is derived from the surroundings encountered by almost every person on a daily basis. “We are the test subjects, the project, and our researchers are watching us continuously. We’re fish out of water waiting for evolution.” A Warm Dissection written by James Kelly Evans II and is a heart wrenching and at times disturbing collaboration of poetry about the author´s take on modern culture and society. In his book, Evans explores his experiences with death, alcohol abuse, and life in general. "The book is a dissection of modern day culture. I took everything from love, life, death and transcribed it on to paper in the form of metaphors. Waking in the morning to find chaos in various forms required another destination for the chaotic words and images that floated inside my cranium like a carbonated brain stew waiting for a release. It allowed the pressure that was mounting inside to escape," said Evans. Having observed the painful facets of life, Evans focused on writing as an emotional release and as a way to keep his spirit strong. "I was drawing at one point but drawing wasn´t satisfying my emotional needs. I didn´t start writing until after my breakdown and that´s when I realized that I could make a deal with paper. A satisfied mind in exchange for an inhabited canvas," said Evans. Evans, who admits to being an overly empathetic individual, writes using strong metaphors and images that allow his readers to feel the emotions that he explores within his poetry. The author´s use of metaphors makes for a very visual read and allows the reader to feel the pain, layered within the author´s poetry and prose. Even with the shocking and at times perverse imagery portrayed within his writing, Evans still depicts a sense of strength and determination after surviving an unbearable emotional turmoil. Evans´ work can also be seen as inspiring in that the author´s freedom to explore the ugly truths about life gives readers the sense that they are not alone in their feelings. The poetry reverberates the idea that it´s okay to let your feelings out no matter how crude or horrific they may be. "I try to write as visual as possible so that you enter into a setting where the reader can actually feel the pain and emotion in the poetry. I personally like to be able to feel what I´m reading," said Evans. Evans´ dissection of society´s morals brings about the notion that the world in general has become more and more violent and unkind. "The poem ´Desecration Hill´ for example is about mind that has fallen to the deepest darkest depths of hell. There´s also another poem which explores the reality of how homeless people living in high profile, wealthy areas are shunned by the majority of people who walk by," said Evans. In the poem "Cauterized," Evans writes about a man who violates mannequins because he can´t find love in the form that he wants it to be. Although the imagery is quite disturbing, the poem is a perfect example of Evans´ exploring society and current events. The poem mirrors stories heard in news today, about violence against women and female murder victims. "It seems like society´s morals are going out the window. I take life´s events and put them into metaphors," said Evans. The front cover of A Warm Dissection depicts a transformation of two people. "My personal face is in the background with another face overlapping it which is the face of an older character that is screaming; representing the progression of life and how run down one feels by all of the events that have occurred," said Evans. As a voyeur of life and a young, modern day philosopher in his own ri

About the Author

James is a SoCal native who is known to visit the poisoned wells within the area. Reciting poetry from the grasps of the prim rose bush. Showered in a crimson bath by love bites is a common sight on a good night with warm friends and obscure back lots. The source of the poetry or entries within the books in general is derived from the surroundings encountered by almost every person on a daily basis. “We are the test subjects, the project, and our researchers are watching us continuously. We’re fish out of water waiting for evolution.”