Alchemy of the Soul II Sublimation
In Sublimation we explore the psyche through poetry, we confront the shadow self, the Chiron themes and the unidentified copying mechanisms, all that which generates in the early childhood and we carry unkowingly to adulthood…laid brilliantly in touching poetry and poetic prose (free verse poetry).
Intimacies in Borrowed Light
Intimacies in Borrowed Light: Poems is Darius Stewart’s first book-length collection of poems drawn from his three previous chapbooks in addition to new poems not collected in those volumes. The result is a book that is more than the sum of its parts, but one that coalesces around themes of love, addiction, violence, sexual identity, and the corporeal body to betray the intimate moments that illuminate, especially, Black gay male experiences.
My Wonder Years
In My Wonder Years, author/poet Jeffrey Pipes Guice presents a moving collection of short stories, poems and photographs from growing up in New Orleans during the 60s and 70s, a thrillingly tumultuous time of sex, drugs and rock n’ roll. Illustrating how we can never really escape our roots, Guice’s journey allowed him to see how searching for a place and a purpose allowed him the space for self-reflection and the ability to see the person he wanted to be. His enlightenment came and from there, a lifetime of self-discovery while striving to become the type of son, companion, father and friend he could be proud of. Guice describes his memoir as a cross between A Streetcar Named Desire and Confederacy of Dunces with a sprinkling of The Big Easy. Brimming with American nostalgia, My Wonder Years will surely resonate with anyone who’s ever struck out on their own to find themselves.
Pathways: Walking Through Creation
Brenda Asterino’s Pathways is a meditation in verse. The cadence in her verses is the heartbeat of the soul. Her striking similes remind me of passages from the Puranas, the Bhagavad-Gita or Buddha’s wisdom. Brenda’s words resonate through the fibers and molecules within the body. Her approach to observation goes beyond the translucid, fragile wings of the bees, the blueness beyond the horizon, the light behind closed doors and the soul within the heart. Life’s fragility is exposed, manifested like a teeter-totter as the poet questions the beliefs created by the cultures we’ve built around us, never sinking but leveling off on the face of this Earth. I am delighted by the element of surprise, the twirls of the humankind as the author beacons us to continue to dance the rhythm of life. —Raúl Sánchez, City of Redmond Poet Laureate.
Weightless, Woven Words
Ever needed a therapist on your nightstand? Well now you can simply get that by picking up this book!
It is dire that everyone pays attention to their own mental health and can be positive about life and sensitive to others. Today, we are shedding more light on mental health issues, and having this book is key. People should find solace and resolve in poetry. In Weightless, Woven Words, we trace poetry from the pensive mind of Umar Siddiqui from themes like “Desperation” and “The Human Condition,” that one confronts to the idea of varying perceptions to the idea that life is a journey.
Poetry is a long-standing art and needs to be practiced and read with self-care. It needs to be approached with a broad mind, and that is what we must do to make the most out of Weightless, Woven Words.