Barking Geckos

Poetic Prose #1

by Branch Isole

Fifty-two short stories of poetic prose about issues and emotions often experienced, but not always voiced.

Book #1 in Branch Isole's Poetic Prose

148 pages, Paperback

First published December 30, 2004

About the author

Writing to "strike a chord or touch a nerve" author, poet and storyteller Branch Isole uses commonly shared themes every reader knows first hand to explore or reflect on issues and emotions often experienced, but not always voiced.
www.branchisole.com


“The first section almost had me in tears. The rest ranged from laughter to deep thoughts. That’s the best I can say about any book, ‘It made me think’.”
Douglas M.
Las Vegas, NV

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Reviews

[Jamie]

This book has a cool name and a great cover, but much of the text suffers from forced rhymes and cliches. The simple rhyme scheme is just fine, even lending itself to a nice flow, but there are too many words and phrasings that rest awkwardly within a line or thought, and which are clearly there only for the sake of the rhyme. There are a handful of high spots - good turns of phrase or insightful observations, including the great poems "On Display" and "Teed Off" - but the majority of the work simply rehashes trite subjects in reductive ways. Were the bright spots, which are very bright indeed, more common, I would like to read more from this author.

On a formatting note, the lack of page numbers is a bit annoying, and half of the commas are unnecessary, breaking the flow.

This book was won from the publisher through the Goodreads First Reads program.

[Michelle]

Wonderfully written poems. Some funny, some thought provoking, some inspiring, some sad, and even some that are a bit naughty; this collection has a little something for everyone.