Jim Reeves

Jim Reeves directs New Start House, a clinic for people fighting drug addiction. During the 1960s, he wrote idealistic poems under the name Josh Guthrie and published Through the Prism of Change. Connie Kendall admires the writings and searches for their mysterious author, only to discover that Jim is the man behind them. He explains that the peace-and-love ideals celebrated in his work concealed a much harsher reality. The culture he embraced nearly destroyed him, and he eventually became a patient at the same clinic he now leads. Jim speaks honestly about what his poetry omitted. His experience helps Connie look past a romantic picture of the era and toward people who still need practical help and lasting hope.