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Thief: Poetry and Prose
Poetry frequently warrants an element of autobiography. Broadly, it conveys a truth not produced in fiction. You may find yourself, when reading some of these pieces, with an urge to reach out to the poet, such is their evocatively traumatic content. Yet it is the heartbreak and despair of writer's block that is at the core of much of this verse.
There is plenty of tragedy throughout the poems and a sense of existential distress. Yet, moments of crisis often inspire creativity. There is an adage derived from the phenomenologists suggesting that one must have a breakdown in order to have a breakthrough. We see Bianca Bowers at her best in Thief in crisis moments, with meditations on time stealing youth, on artistic needs both material and sublime, and on the rejection of social norms.
Ironically, the poet bleeds onto the page, creating a work of great beauty. In her sixth poetry collection, Bianca Bowers' Thief encapsulates a determination to work through writer's block, with the undoubted implication that the phenomenon is a myth. The success of this poetic endeavour is testament to that.
-Richard Gibney
There is plenty of tragedy throughout the poems and a sense of existential distress. Yet, moments of crisis often inspire creativity. There is an adage derived from the phenomenologists suggesting that one must have a breakdown in order to have a breakthrough. We see Bianca Bowers at her best in Thief in crisis moments, with meditations on time stealing youth, on artistic needs both material and sublime, and on the rejection of social norms.
Ironically, the poet bleeds onto the page, creating a work of great beauty. In her sixth poetry collection, Bianca Bowers' Thief encapsulates a determination to work through writer's block, with the undoubted implication that the phenomenon is a myth. The success of this poetic endeavour is testament to that.
-Richard Gibney
83 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 13, 2023
About the author
Bianca Bowers
11 books19 followersBianca Bowers is an award-winning fiction author and best-selling poetry author. Now based in Australia, she holds a BA with double majors in English and Film/TV/Media Studies, and has authored eight books through her imprints Paperfields Press and Auteur Books: six poetry collections and 2 novels.
Find her at www.biancabowers.com
Find her at www.biancabowers.com
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June 20, 2023
Thief is a book of poetry and prose by Bianca Bowers. In her sixth collection of poetry, the author pens poems about regret, hope, relationships, finding inspiration, coming to terms with a position in life, loneliness, abysmal sadness, writer’s block, and understanding and accepting middle age. Bowers’s writing chronicles a time in her life from May 2020 to December 2022, and a forward by Richard Gibney prepares the reader for a torrent of emotion. She conveys fifty-one pieces of poetry and prose and adds notes as some of the pieces required outside study.
Bianca Bowers communicates profound statements and dawning realizations to her readers as she releases everything from short poems to beautiful stories with more than one interpretation. Bowers has the power to send a trickle of meaningful words to a reader or cascade a flood of emotion over them! Some of her work almost seems to be written in a code of metaphors, revealing the nature of the poet without labeling her. Readers will be mesmerized by her descriptions of the fragility of love and the consequences women have faced when realizing a partner’s one-sided intentions. As both time and unfulfilling lovers are thieves, much of the collection focuses on love, relationships, and the notice and acceptance of passing time. One reading is not enough, and the biggest problem readers will face is choosing which poem they value the most! Thief is a great selection for readers who enjoy vivid imagery and lovely language that is crafted into magnificent metaphors.
Bianca Bowers communicates profound statements and dawning realizations to her readers as she releases everything from short poems to beautiful stories with more than one interpretation. Bowers has the power to send a trickle of meaningful words to a reader or cascade a flood of emotion over them! Some of her work almost seems to be written in a code of metaphors, revealing the nature of the poet without labeling her. Readers will be mesmerized by her descriptions of the fragility of love and the consequences women have faced when realizing a partner’s one-sided intentions. As both time and unfulfilling lovers are thieves, much of the collection focuses on love, relationships, and the notice and acceptance of passing time. One reading is not enough, and the biggest problem readers will face is choosing which poem they value the most! Thief is a great selection for readers who enjoy vivid imagery and lovely language that is crafted into magnificent metaphors.
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