J.L. CANFIELD's REVIEW COMMENTS ON MY LEAVES OF SILENCE
J.L. Canfield's Review Comments on my LEAVES OF SILENCE:
Let me begin by saying I rarely review self-published works or poetry. I agreed to review this work as the author is a distinguished professor of the literature genre in which this is written, and I made myself a promise to break free from the ruts that hold me in place.
The name ‘Leaves of Silence’ is fitting for this work in many ways. First, there are many moments in our lives, especially women’s, that we go through in silence, such as miscarriage, illness, and the agony of relationship loss. Second, this work details many moments in our lives that turn out to be those whispery, quieter times we either come to cherish them or see they were turning points in our lives. I recognized many such moments from my life in these verses. Some brought to mind beautiful moments. Other memories I long buried because of hurts resurfaced as well.
Poetry is not everyone’s cup of tea, as it can be difficult to grasp what the poet is trying hard to say in such few words. That is one reason I have never tried to write poems other than the ones I compose for greeting cards and birthday wishes. My talent lies in storytelling. I am too full of words to say something short-winded. I need at least 75,000 words to leave you second guessing your suspect in a mystery or to take you to the highest realms of love. Poets can that in less than 100. I say all this to encourage you to read his work.
Dr Singh has taken poetry to a level that can grasp a reader’s soul and hold it. This is not a book you can read in one sitting or even in a day if you want to get the full effect his words have. I found that reading more than a few poems a day exhausted me emotionally. They made me ruminate on the meaning and how they related to life, whether I had experienced it that way or not.
His poems are a beautiful and accurate description of what most women feel. That pleased me; it is not often I read a work by a male writer who makes me feel they understand women at our deepest level. Again, I encourage you, read his work.
From one author to another, I thank you for sharing this work with me. Poetry is a more advanced skill than that which I have. Because of that, I can happily say this is a work I will always appreciate.
Some of his poems are raw, dirty, edgy, and take us to the lowest forms of our humanity. Other ones lift a soul, bring about smiles and joyful tears, and guide us to the highest levels of emotional satisfaction.
I wish I could pick one and declare it the best of the book. Alas, I cannot, which is why I strongly recommend you read his work.
J.L. Canfield is an award winning author of fiction. Her works are traditionally published and can be found wherever books are sold and on online. Hiding Behind Robes is one of her most popular books. She resides in Portsmouth, Virginia. Email: jlcanfield@yahoo.com
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