Broken Windows: Reflections of a Fool
by Terry D. Robertson
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Author: Terry D. RobertsonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Published)
Published: 2009-11-19
ISBN: 1449595871
Number of pages: 90
Publisher: CreateSpace
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Book Review: Unusual Poetry
Summary: 5 Stars
This is from Carl at "Review Scout", an independent book review agency.
Author/poet Terry D. Robertson, has written a book of heart-felt verse that ironically does not deal with him. The majority of the book was penned in the author's late teens. His perceptive eye shifts from a variety of people and human emotions, to the most complicated...love. The author maintains an observer point of view that might convey lack of empathy. But in "Broken Windows, Reflections of a Fool", each poem is written from the gut, and with an open raw nerve. Mr. Robertson makes no apologies.
The remaining third of the book consists of poetic chapter headers from the author's three novels. Many of these short stanzas are picture perfect, not needing another word, while several are a bit obscure. The author states that the chapter headers are expressly implied for the novel(s), which would explain these very few ambiguous short stanzas. Each poem is concise and hit home like a blow to the heart by painting vivid word pictures. The author has fine-honed his skills compared with his wonderful earlier work. The book is refreshing and does not rely on lofty phrases and $2 dictionary words. This is a brittle but totally honest piece of work that will strike a universal chord in anyone who reads this brilliant prose. And each poem flows like liquid gold, thoughtfully and beautifully written.
One of the finest and certainly most interesting books of verse on the market today.
Summary of Broken Windows: Reflections of a Fool
This book of verse spans over a quarter of a century. Part One was originally published when the author was nineteen, in audio form by "The Library of Congress" for their visually impaired visitors. Book Two contains poetic chapter headers from the author's 1 published and 2 soon to be published novels: "Fill My Eyes" (published 2008), "The Backside of Yesterday" and "Falon Rising". Book Three contains one newly completed poem and a reworking of an older one. These poems deal with unrequited love and/or dysfunctional relationships between consenting adults. The feelings are universal. Many reviewers of the older poetry thought the work was recently written. The poetry in Book One is timeless. With comments such as "the author's work flows like liquid silver", "the poetry says a great deal in a very short space" and "Vividly painted word pictures". All the wonderful reviews prompted me to publish this work in book form for the first. There is something here for everyone.Poetry Books
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