WIP

WIP

Poems by Joanna Bennett
Illustrations by Mabel Morgan

We are all unfinished.
"Come on friend, let's go again."

The cover for WIP is inspired by the Snellen eye chart, the standard tool for measuring visual acuity. Over the past four years, as I wrote the poems for this book, I slowly waved goodbye to all but the top line of the chart in my left eye and some areas of the chart for my right. But humans are amazing; over time, the brain learns to fill in some of the gaps, and we adapt.

Sight may dwindle, but vision can remain.

WIP is optimised for readers with sight loss. Printed in Lexend font, an accessible font specifically designed to reduce visual stress and enhance clarity, a 13-point font size or higher is used where possible. Black text on white paper is widely recommended as the most accessible combination for people with sight loss because it offers the highest possible contrast ratio (21:1).

In 2021, Joanna was diagnosed with Punctate Inner Choroidopathy, a rare inflammatory eye condition that can cause sight loss.

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Book written and designed by Joanna Bennett and released by The Whole Gang Press.

A lo-fi, black and white, 5x8 inch book.

All illustrations by Mabel Morgan age 5 years.

"Joanna Bennett wears her insides on her outsides. Her poetry gifts us fragments of womanhood, motherhood, aching love,
and the daily grind. I hope you fall as much in love with her as I did."
- Claire Tonti

Poem List:

WIP
Our Bench
Baby Bio
62416 Hugs
Do You See
Girlfriend
Short Sleeves
Lawns
Mercury
Shipshape
Hardy, Tolerates Most Conditions
Honey
We Went To The Naze
1/365
Lines
Milk Tooth
Love Language
Pleasures
Speak Soon
The Things I forgot To Ask
Hem
Do You Know My Grandma
Night Watch
I Cut The Grapes
I Collect Sounds
Mr Wolf
Telegram
Kin
Dress Up
Luxurious

Title WIP
Author Joanna Bennett
Edition illustrated
Publisher The Whole Gang Press, 2020
ISBN 1715809513, 9781715809515
Length 72 pages