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Last of an Emotion: Blue
Based on a collection of poems and philosophies the author has written throughout certain struggles in her life. Experience the struggles of love, friendship and a mind trapped in a world of dreams while reality collapses. This book is filled with love, fear, dreams and nightmares. Find yourself in a part of the story and maybe feel just a little less alone.
48 pages, Paperback
First published December 2, 2009
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About the author
M .
15 books22 followersPublished four titles Blue , Last of an Emotion , Just For My Soul , and a children's book Princess Malorove and Other Short Stories. I am also an artist and included in my books are my paintings. I write poetry, short fiction of different genres, and children's stories.
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August 13, 2016
A collection of poetry and artwork, Last of an Emotion: Blue by M, is an unusual offering. There are some very nice turns of phrases to be found in this collection. For example, “Put fear and insecurity to the side, those are the trickeries of the trap,” and “his vessel is slowly going under”. It is in these beautiful, haunting phrases and in the artwork where the strength of this work is found.
There are other areas, however, that do not work so well. For example, a good number of the poems employ a rhyme scheme that is hard to define and often pulls the reader from the work. At times, these poems have a word order or sentence structure that has been rearranged to force the rhyme, often creating an unnatural flow and giving many of the poems an awkwardness that is hard to overlook. In addition, the occasional use of an imperfect rhyme (for example, word and learn) increases that awkwardness. For myself, I enjoyed the sections that did not attempt to rhyme more, as their patterns did not feel forced and their flow was natural as a result. In the beginning, I thought those non-rhyming sections were intended as a form of prose poetry, but in re-reading this book’s description, I now wonder if they were philosophy sections instead.
Editing errors also kept the reader from fully engaging in the work (examples: the use of except for accept and they’re for their, missing words, extra spaces and incorrect punctuation). While nothing was too egregious, the errors were frequent enough to be noticeable. In addition, the lack of consistency in formatting and content (as I mentioned above, there are long, justified, non-rhyming paragraphs, possibly more a philosophy than a poem, in the midst of rhyming poems) makes the read at times confusing, as the reader struggles to understand what the author is trying to convey.
Thematically, the poems all have a depressing sameness, most of them focused on a lost love, an indifferent world and the pain of walking alone through it. After a while, the sameness becomes a bit tedious, as the reader is hoping to discover something more, some growth on the part of the narrator, some stretch beyond this theme of sorrow and loss. While we do get occasional glimpses of determination and strength, these are fleeting and far between. Perhaps it is in the artwork where the stretch to greatness comes forth. Abstract and colorful, at times even uplifting, the artwork was a welcome addition, adding depth to the poetry, giving the entirety of the work an added artistic feel.
I wanted to rate this higher, but ultimately, the prevalence of the forced rhyme schemes and the consistent editing errors kept this work from achieving that higher rating. I do not want to imply, however, that I did not enjoy reading this because I did. I found it to be unusual and unique and that in itself made it a successful offering for me.
There are other areas, however, that do not work so well. For example, a good number of the poems employ a rhyme scheme that is hard to define and often pulls the reader from the work. At times, these poems have a word order or sentence structure that has been rearranged to force the rhyme, often creating an unnatural flow and giving many of the poems an awkwardness that is hard to overlook. In addition, the occasional use of an imperfect rhyme (for example, word and learn) increases that awkwardness. For myself, I enjoyed the sections that did not attempt to rhyme more, as their patterns did not feel forced and their flow was natural as a result. In the beginning, I thought those non-rhyming sections were intended as a form of prose poetry, but in re-reading this book’s description, I now wonder if they were philosophy sections instead.
Editing errors also kept the reader from fully engaging in the work (examples: the use of except for accept and they’re for their, missing words, extra spaces and incorrect punctuation). While nothing was too egregious, the errors were frequent enough to be noticeable. In addition, the lack of consistency in formatting and content (as I mentioned above, there are long, justified, non-rhyming paragraphs, possibly more a philosophy than a poem, in the midst of rhyming poems) makes the read at times confusing, as the reader struggles to understand what the author is trying to convey.
Thematically, the poems all have a depressing sameness, most of them focused on a lost love, an indifferent world and the pain of walking alone through it. After a while, the sameness becomes a bit tedious, as the reader is hoping to discover something more, some growth on the part of the narrator, some stretch beyond this theme of sorrow and loss. While we do get occasional glimpses of determination and strength, these are fleeting and far between. Perhaps it is in the artwork where the stretch to greatness comes forth. Abstract and colorful, at times even uplifting, the artwork was a welcome addition, adding depth to the poetry, giving the entirety of the work an added artistic feel.
I wanted to rate this higher, but ultimately, the prevalence of the forced rhyme schemes and the consistent editing errors kept this work from achieving that higher rating. I do not want to imply, however, that I did not enjoy reading this because I did. I found it to be unusual and unique and that in itself made it a successful offering for me.
August 4, 2016
The book itself is beautifully illustrated with abstract art that matches the mood of the poetry within. Last of an Emotion: Blue, is teary, mainly, with flashes of anger, grief, coming from loss. A relationship ends, and not lightly. Poets feel head to toe and hopefully find catharsis in words.
October 18, 2014
the continuance of BLUE. filled with raw emotion hard not to tear up once you get into the story. the search for love,exceptance,a story of hope
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