# Andre Jordan

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For the American basketball player, see [DeAndre Jordan](/source/DeAndre_Jordan).

**Andre Jordan** is a British artist, writer and poet. He is a regular columnist on the [disability](/source/Disability) website produced by the [BBC](/source/BBC), "Ouch!", and contributes art to the garden blog, "A Way to Garden."[1][2]

## Website

Jordan maintains the website, "www.abeautifulrevolution.com", a forum that showcases his verse and poetry, in addition to documenting his struggles with a [major depressive disorder](/source/Major_depressive_disorder). As of 2010, the site has received over two million [hits](/source/Hit_(Internet)).[3]

## Writing

Jordan has had two books published: *Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now*[4] and *If You're Happy and You Know It.*[5]

## Design

Jordan has also stated that he designs cards and "stuff" on his personal website and in the "Shop" section of the website, Jordan sells textiles, [lithographs](/source/Lithograph) and antique rugs, among other items.[6]

## Personal life

On his website, Jordan reveals: "My wife and I live with a blind pitbull called Little Man, a feral Sharpei called Mama, a mean mean cat called Nine, and a strange feral librarian robot cat called Grace." Jordan adds in conclusion, "Life is good."[7]

## See also

- [Mood disorder](/source/Mood_disorder)
- [Creativity](/source/Creativity#Creativity_and_mental_health)
- [Creativity and mental illness](/source/Creativity_and_mental_illness)

## References

1. ["Ouch!! It's a disability thing"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/play/dear_disabled_friend/andre_jordan_dear_disabled_friend_65.shtml). BBC. 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.

1. Andre Jordan (16 December 2012). ["andre jordan doodles"](http://awaytogarden.com/category/andre-jordan-doodles). *A Way To Garden.com*. A Way to Garden. Retrieved 23 December 2012.

1. Andre Jordan (24 March 2010). ["Andre Jordan from HarperCollins Publishers"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121022021751/http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/33746/Andre_Jordan/index.aspx). Harpercollins.com. Archived from [the original](http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/33746/Andre_Jordan/index.aspx) on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.

1. Jordan, Andre. ["Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now by Andre Jordan"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121022021858/http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Heaven-Knows-Im-Miserable-Now-Andre-Jordan/?isbn=9780061547300). Harpercollins.com. Archived from [the original](http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Heaven-Knows-Im-Miserable-Now-Andre-Jordan/?isbn=9780061547300) on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.

1. Team, Ouch (24 November 2007). ["Ouch! (disability) – Interviews – 13 Questions: Andre Jordan"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/interviews/13_questions_andre_jordan.shtml). BBC. Retrieved 23 October 2012.

1. Andre Jordan (2012). ["abrshop Every day we search for beauty in strange things"](http://www.etsy.com/shop/abrshop). *Etsy*. Etsy, Inc. Retrieved 23 December 2012.

1. Andre Jordan (2012). ["About"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121217024548/http://www.abeautifulrevolution.com/blog/2012/07/about.html). *A Beautiful Revolution – every day we search for beauty in strange things*. Andre Jordan. Archived from [the original](http://www.abeautifulrevolution.com/blog/2012/07/about.html) on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.

## External links

- [A Beautiful Revolution](https://web.archive.org/web/20121211092927/http://www.abeautifulrevolution.com/blog/)
- [The Ouch! Blog](https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ouch)

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