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All that I am
(and everything I was)
A Poetic Narrative
by Ian Kenny 
 
Dear all,Well this is it people… as close to finishing as I could get before I left. It is 98%complete, only missing the final spelling / grammar error check and the completion of two poems ‘The Festival’ and ‘Jazz Man’. While I’m sure there are still mistakesabound, for the most part changes in punctuation and italics are intended (PTO for details)This work is a narrative told through 71 poems (it is perhaps fortuitous that I havecompleted 69 of them at this point :-P). Around one-third of the poems areautobiographical, one-third are borrowed or retellings of others experiences, and one-third are imagined. Have fun figuring out which ones are which!A note in reading this: These poems where written to reflect the genuineness of theemotions experienced by teenagers and, as such, my writing has sometimes strayedinto melodramatic and perhaps even maudlin territory. This is not intended to be asad book. It
is
intended to be a celebration of youth and the transition to adulthood(the final poem, ‘Adult Awakenings’ is actually the first poem of my second book, andis included to give a happier perspective on events in
this
book.)This is my first attempt at writing a book, and feedback or comments from any of youwould be very much welcomed! (freerangeian@hotmail.com)Thank you everyone who has made the last year of my life so wonderful!Enjoy! Check you all on the flipside,IanP.S. I apologize in advance for my absurd and frankly unjustifiable overuse of ellipsis(…) throughout this work.P.P.S My personal favourites are Lip Stitcher, Fence-Builder, Iris and ‘Neath MidnightSky & Metamorphosis.
 
 Information regarding Punctuation
Note on italics
Throughout this narrative
italics
have been used within the body of some poems todenote that anyone OTHER than the principal character is speaking / thinking / acting.
Notes on punctuation styles
This book uses 5 different punctuation styles for reasons of comprehension andaesthetics. Each of these styles affects the use of in–text punctuation and capitalletters:
1. Full Capitals / Full Punctuation:
Used if poem has a set syllable structure andcontains lines which (mostly) run–on or intersect.
2. Full Caps / No Punctuation:
Used if poem has a set syllable structure andcontains lines which are largely independent
(Sentence beginnings are, sometimes, presented in lower case to indicate run–on sentences)3. Narrative Style (Left–Aligned):
Used if poem has no set syllable structure butcontains short lines of a (mostly) equal length.
4. Narrative Style (Centre–Aligned):
Used if poem has no set syllable structure andcontains lines of varying length.
5. Blank (No capitals/ No punctuation):
Used if poem is simple, childish or dreamlike.
 Examples:
1. FC/FP–The sea has my heart– It’s with him to stay;2. FC/NPThe sea has my heartIt’s with him to stay3. N (LA)The sea has my heart– it’s with him to stay;4. N (CA)The sea has my heart– it’s with him to stay;5. BLANKthe sea has my heart
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