2009, ISBN: 9781514469064

A Collection of Poems, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), Jacob Maxson is a twenty-one-year-old drifter who reluctantlyreturns home to the town of Lynx, Michigan. He is young,slender, and ath… More...

A Collection of Poems, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), Jacob Maxson is a twenty-one-year-old drifter who reluctantlyreturns home to the town of Lynx, Michigan. He is young,slender, and athletic, but still grieves for his dead mother andfather. Then, Jake suddenly falls in love with a divorced nursenamed Catherine Havenbeck. She is gentle, attractive, andcompassionate, but suffers the deep burdens from her ill-fatedmarriage. However, a growing terror leads them on a harrowingjourney through an unspeakable shroud of horror. This poeticstory and many of the authors literary works await the reader in Denizens of the Dark Eyes. &quote;Impressive work.&quote; - Writer's Digest International Self-Published Book AwardsJudge's CommentaryWhat did you like best about this book? I like the hard work reflected in these poems, well over 100 of them. The author clearly works and reworks his poems to get the rhyme and meter desired. He writes in tight, short lines, making the rhyming even more difficult; some lines have only four words and that's impressive work. I also liked his willingness to write about very personal topics, like &quote;Ode to a Cancer Cell.&quote; And he also manages to capture hours of action into a few lines and make a statement about society as well in a poem like &quote;Sunday Cinema.&quote; And I liked the use of metaphor as in &quote;The Attic Upstairs&quote; which speaks not only to objects that have been put away for storage but, of course, mental memorabilia as well. How can the author improve this book? My only suggestion for reconsideration, should this volume be reprinted, is the choice of titles. The title suggests a volume of dark poems, poems about loss and loneliness, about death and dying, about dead friends and frustrated dreams. While some poems touch on these subjects, the majority of the poems are not nearly as negative in nature and thus may either be missed by a reader thinking the title implies poems too negative to be enjoyed, or disappointing a reader looking for melancholy. [PU: Xlibris Us], Seiten: 146, Xlibris Us, 2009<

ISBN: 9781514469064

Jacob Maxson is a twenty-one-year-old drifter who reluctantlyreturns home to the town of Lynx, Michigan. He is young,slender, and athletic, but still grieves for his dead mother andfather… More...

Jacob Maxson is a twenty-one-year-old drifter who reluctantlyreturns home to the town of Lynx, Michigan. He is young,slender, and athletic, but still grieves for his dead mother andfather. Then, Jake suddenly falls in love with a divorced nursenamed Catherine Havenbeck. She is gentle, attractive, andcompassionate, but suffers the deep burdens from her ill-fatedmarriage. However, a growing terror leads them on a harrowingjourney through an unspeakable shroud of horror. This poeticstory and many of the authors literary works await the reader in Denizens of the Dark Eyes. "Impressive work." - Writer's Digest International Self-Published Book AwardsJudge's CommentaryWhat did you like best about this book? I like the hard work reflected in these poems, well over 100 of them. The author clearly works and reworks his poems to get the rhyme and meter desired. He writes in tight, short lines, making the rhyming even more difficult; some lines have only four words and that's impressive work. I also liked his willingness to write about very personal topics, like "Ode to a Cancer Cell." And he also manages to capture hours of action into a few lines and make a statement about society as well in a poem like "Sunday Cinema." And I liked the use of metaphor as in "The Attic Upstairs" which speaks not only to objects that have been put away for storage but, of course, mental memorabilia as well. How can the author improve this book? My only suggestion for reconsideration, should this volume be reprinted, is the choice of titles. The title suggests a volume of dark poems, poems about loss and loneliness, about death and dying, about dead friends and frustrated dreams. While some poems touch on these subjects, the majority of the poems are not nearly as negative in nature and thus may either be missed by a reader thinking the title implies poems too negative to be enjoyed, or disappointing a reader looking for melancholy.; EPUB; Poetry & Drama > Poetry > Poetry by individual poets, Xlibris US<

ISBN: 9781514469064

Jacob Maxson is a twenty-one-year-old drifter who reluctantlyreturns home to the town of Lynx, Michigan. He is young,slender, and athletic, but still grieves for his dead mother andfather… More...

Jacob Maxson is a twenty-one-year-old drifter who reluctantlyreturns home to the town of Lynx, Michigan. He is young,slender, and athletic, but still grieves for his dead mother andfather. Then, Jake suddenly falls in love with a divorced nursenamed Catherine Havenbeck. She is gentle, attractive, andcompassionate, but suffers the deep burdens from her ill-fatedmarriage. However, a growing terror leads them on a harrowingjourney through an unspeakable shroud of horror. This poeticstory and many of the authors literary works await the reader in Denizens of the Dark Eyes. "Impressive work." - Writer's Digest International Self-Published Book AwardsJudge's CommentaryWhat did you like best about this book? I like the hard work reflected in these poems, well over 100 of them. The author clearly works and reworks his poems to get the rhyme and meter desired. He writes in tight, short lines, making the rhyming even more difficult; some lines have only four words and that's impressive work. I also liked his willingness to write about very personal topics, like "Ode to a Cancer Cell." And he also manages to capture hours of action into a few lines and make a statement about society as well in a poem like "Sunday Cinema." And I liked the use of metaphor as in "The Attic Upstairs" which speaks not only to objects that have been put away for storage but, of course, mental memorabilia as well. How can the author improve this book? My only suggestion for reconsideration, should this volume be reprinted, is the choice of titles. The title suggests a volume of dark poems, poems about loss and loneliness, about death and dying, about dead friends and frustrated dreams. While some poems touch on these subjects, the majority of the poems are not nearly as negative in nature and thus may either be missed by a reader thinking the title implies poems too negative to be enjoyed, or disappointing a reader looking for melancholy.; EPUB; Poetry & Drama > Poetry > Poetry by individual poets, Xlibris US<

ISBN: 9781514469064

Jacob Maxson is a twenty-one-year-old drifter who reluctantly returns home to the town of Lynx, Michigan. He is young, slender, and athletic, but still grieves for his dead mother and fat… More...

Jacob Maxson is a twenty-one-year-old drifter who reluctantly returns home to the town of Lynx, Michigan. He is young, slender, and athletic, but still grieves for his dead mother and father. Then, Jake suddenly falls in love with a divorced nurse named Catherine Havenbeck. She is gentle, attractive, and compassionate, but suffers the deep burdens from her ill-fated marriage. However, a growing terror leads them on a harrowing journey through an unspeakable shroud of horror. This poetic story and many of the author's literary works await the reader in Denizens of the Dark Eyes. Digital Content>E-books>Poetry>Poetry>Poetry, Xlibris US Digital >16<