It is a pleasure to read an artist who realizes that poetry is as much about what you don’t say as about what you choose to put on the page. One key connection between the poet and the reader is the mutual understanding of the understated. Poets are playing a game with us. How much…
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“The Wayfarer” by Zachary M. Kekac
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This novel is the High Epic saga of a man on a mission; Aëros, Walker Betwixt and Between Worlds, has to find and understand the source of his own madness, hidden deep in the forgetfulness of his own soul. He goes on this external and internal journey in a tale where setting description melds into…
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“Gods, Nukes and a whole lot of Nonsense” by Shirani Rajapakse
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When you read these stories, you know they were written by a poet. I was immediately captivated by the settings, described in minute detail: shape, colour, sound and smell. Next I was drawn in by the characters. The intricate details of their lives and their families, friends and fellow workers. Finally, though, it is this…
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“Melody of Three” by S. D. Reeves
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The element that stands out the most as you begin reading this book is the poetic nature of the writing. Description predominates, both of visuals and of actions, a micro-delineation of the smallest of details. Sometimes to a fault, especially when the author does not back away and show us the bigger picture, either of…
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“Below the Moon” by Alexis Marie Chute
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“Below the Moon” is a modern-day Young Adult Fantasy, a saga of alternate worlds and multiple races with multiple main characters and constantly shifting, incomprehensible magical powers. This is a book of uneven quality, created by a talented but inexperienced artist and writer. Thus it sometimes soars and sometimes crashes. While many readers who are…