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A Book Review of Thin Skin

What does well written poetry tell us about this author? Drew Myron bravely confronts the sadness of her past so that we can discover the happiness of her present life. Does the sadness of the past peel away like weather worn paint? Does our skin thicken or harden as we age? Do we become wiser when we confront our past?

I permit poetry to disturb me, so that I will stir – and move away from darkness to the light. Drew Myron shares her discoveries and her wisdom. Then she shares her happiness through her powerful poetry.

Push Pull Books. 2013. 99 pages.

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A Book Review of Beating The Bounds

Liz Ahl’s poetry delights me. This is her newest poetry book. This is an exceptional collection of poetry that explores the meaning of community. This is a book about boundaries; those that can be measured, and those that cannot. This book is about breaking free from the expectations of others in a community, and settling down within the comfort of your own home.

Hobblebush Books. 2017. 91 pages.

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A Book Review of Lifeboat

Lifeboat is Catharine Clark-Sayles’ second book of poetry.

This book itself is a lifeboat. Poetry does its best when it prevents a person from drowning in a sea of uncertainty and doubt. Poetry well wrtten changes us forever. This book is full of the poetry of purpose.

Tebot Bach. 2012. 62 pages.

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A Book Review of The Year The Eggs Cracked

J Diego Frey writes poetry that grabs you by the ears and makes you listen to the humor in our world. The man can find humor in a colonoscopy, food posioning, or the destruction of Reno. Crossing the streams of poetry and humor is a hard and wet experience.  J Diego Frey’s second book of poetry delivers us safely and softly. I’m not sure how the eggs cracked.

Conundrum Press. 2015. 57 pages.

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A Book Review of On Point

Tracy Crow’s On Point emplores us to own our own story.

Tracy Crow leads her reader through the choice of writing a memoir or a novel. Both are excellent ways to tell your story. She then guides us through the story telling process.  Then she discusses publishing your book and exploring the writing life.

I’m a failed novelist. I don’t have enough courage to write my memoir. I need to own my life story. Tracy Crow’s On Point has inspired me to try one more time to tell my own story.

 

Potomac Books. 2015. 140 pages.