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Sonnets
A collection of twenty sonnets on a variety of family, holidays, lost love, tarot and psychic readings, wildlife, pets, diverse topics.
Inspired by the author’s love of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18, Summer’s Day. A sonnet has a certain structure and rhythm; a special type of poem.
Inspired by the author’s love of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18, Summer’s Day. A sonnet has a certain structure and rhythm; a special type of poem.
36 pages, Paperback
Published August 17, 2023
About the author
Sherrie Lowe
30 books52 followerswebsite www.sherrielowe.co.uk
I am a divorced mother of two adult sons and I have five lovely grandchildren. I was working as a learning support assistant in a mainstream high school when I became ill with ME (also called chronic fatigue syndrome) in 1995. I have since written eleven novels and two memoirs and Song of the Phoenix although the fourth to be written is the first to be published, mainly because the first three are more or less a trilogy.
As of June 2012 - all novels and the memoirs are now published and available in paperback from http://www.feedaread.com/
and Kindle editions from http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_n...
Writing has kept me sane through what is an extremely debilitating and isolating illness and my aim is to earn my living from it.
I am a divorced mother of two adult sons and I have five lovely grandchildren. I was working as a learning support assistant in a mainstream high school when I became ill with ME (also called chronic fatigue syndrome) in 1995. I have since written eleven novels and two memoirs and Song of the Phoenix although the fourth to be written is the first to be published, mainly because the first three are more or less a trilogy.
As of June 2012 - all novels and the memoirs are now published and available in paperback from http://www.feedaread.com/
and Kindle editions from http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_n...
Writing has kept me sane through what is an extremely debilitating and isolating illness and my aim is to earn my living from it.
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January 15, 2024
Sherrie Lowe’s collection of twenty sonnets is a delightful read. The poems cover a number of themes and human emotions, each cleverly constructed and illustrated with a lovely and appropriate colourful photo. Some of the poems are pensive and/or rueful as Ms Lowe recalls sad events in her life, including losing her mum in her early teens, and the holidays and happy times she enjoyed before the debilitating effects of ME blighted her life. I particularly enjoyed the sonnet about a wonderful holiday she had on the island of Guernsey, which evoked my own memories of a holiday on that pretty isle when our children were young.
Perhaps the most prevalent theme in the sonnets is that of the love of family and friends and the important roles they play in Ms Lowe’s life. Her love for her two sons and grandchildren is clearly expressed in the rhyming couplet at the end of the final poem, titled Family. I also love the opening lines of the poem, Friendship, and the fact the friendship comes in many guises. Other themes express the importance and joys of having pets, the sheer beauty and fragility of Nature, and the value of old establishments and tradesmen like the local cobbler/shoe repairer and traditional old inns like the Sneyd Arms. Still others express the writer’s interests in tarot cards and psychic readings.
I have glimpsed many of these themes in some of Sherrie Lowe’s other works and it was a pleasure to read them mustered here within the lovely imagery and vocabulary of her sonnets. The poems allow us to peep through the keyhole at the things Ms Lowe values, as well as some of the major incidents in her life. And I thoroughly enjoyed doing the peeping.
Perhaps the most prevalent theme in the sonnets is that of the love of family and friends and the important roles they play in Ms Lowe’s life. Her love for her two sons and grandchildren is clearly expressed in the rhyming couplet at the end of the final poem, titled Family. I also love the opening lines of the poem, Friendship, and the fact the friendship comes in many guises. Other themes express the importance and joys of having pets, the sheer beauty and fragility of Nature, and the value of old establishments and tradesmen like the local cobbler/shoe repairer and traditional old inns like the Sneyd Arms. Still others express the writer’s interests in tarot cards and psychic readings.
I have glimpsed many of these themes in some of Sherrie Lowe’s other works and it was a pleasure to read them mustered here within the lovely imagery and vocabulary of her sonnets. The poems allow us to peep through the keyhole at the things Ms Lowe values, as well as some of the major incidents in her life. And I thoroughly enjoyed doing the peeping.
September 27, 2023
I enjoy reading all sorts of poetry, free verse and forms alike, but for formal poetry, I have to be in the mood for structured verse. This applies to sonnets in particular, which can sometimes be less penetrable than other forms, like the villanelle. But as soon as I began to read Sherrie Lowe’s new book of poems, Sonnets, I was charmed.
These twenty sonnets are special. Far from being high-flown or inaccessible, Lowe’s poems commemorate the everyday: people, objects and life events that many of us can identify with. There are poems of longing and loss, gentle humor, observations of the natural world and bittersweet disappointments. One of my favorites is “Bev,” a sonnet of appreciation Lowe has written to her trusty Ford Fiesta. There’s a clever rhyme in the first quatrain made me laugh aloud. These are poems with subjects that hold meaning for the poet, and because Lowe’s warm personality shines through each one, they held meaning for me, too. To make this collection even more appealing, the poems are accompanied by Lowe’s photographs, some family photos from years past, and some more recent.
The poet even provides for the reader a brief, informative Author’s Note with instructions on writing one’s own Elizabethan sonnet. The best lesson, though, is the one I learned from reading Sherrie Lowe’s work: Sonnets don’t have to be lofty to be worthwhile. The ups and downs of daily life make fine subjects.
These twenty sonnets are special. Far from being high-flown or inaccessible, Lowe’s poems commemorate the everyday: people, objects and life events that many of us can identify with. There are poems of longing and loss, gentle humor, observations of the natural world and bittersweet disappointments. One of my favorites is “Bev,” a sonnet of appreciation Lowe has written to her trusty Ford Fiesta. There’s a clever rhyme in the first quatrain made me laugh aloud. These are poems with subjects that hold meaning for the poet, and because Lowe’s warm personality shines through each one, they held meaning for me, too. To make this collection even more appealing, the poems are accompanied by Lowe’s photographs, some family photos from years past, and some more recent.
The poet even provides for the reader a brief, informative Author’s Note with instructions on writing one’s own Elizabethan sonnet. The best lesson, though, is the one I learned from reading Sherrie Lowe’s work: Sonnets don’t have to be lofty to be worthwhile. The ups and downs of daily life make fine subjects.
December 2, 2023
Such a variety of endearing poems, despite them all being in sonnet form! (Nothing against sonnets...) That each of the twenty-one sonnets was accompanied with a personal photo added to my reading experience. The poems here are personal, yet universal. I was expecting them to be lighthearted, and sometimes there was a whimsical tone, but I was glad most weren’t. There’s a wonderful range of subject matter and mood. While I enjoyed a subtle humor in several of the sonnets, there’s a realness which allowed for me to truly connect with them. The poems here focus on family, friends, love, nature, and loss. My personal favorites were ‘Tarot Treat,’ and ‘Psychic Sonnet.’ I was also deeply impressed by the poet’s use of language used to recreate the atmosphere of a shoe repair shop in ‘Sonnet About Thomas’s Shoe Repairers.’ I look forward to reading more of Sherrie Lowe’s poetry and fiction!
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