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Fire on a Circle: Poems
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April 4, 2024
I have always been fond of poetry, I’ve dibble and dabbled a bit with writing poetry once as a hobby. Reading this poetry book “Fire on a Circle” by Kim Ward, I have a different perspective about poetry. Writing poems takes creativity, passion, and skills. In my opinion, Kim Ward did an amazing job on expressing her ability as a poet. It’s important to read and appreciate how poets express themselves through words. The way Kim Ward writes is impeccable, I was so intrigued with all of the poems within this book. There were three poems that stood out to me the most.
The Way We See The World
The way we see the world crumbles
Into new country
The moment we dance outside of the circle.
The way you move entices me out,
Leaves me dreaming
We are lovers.
Do you know the desert inside of me?
In my opinion this poem expresses battling into a precious relationship of the unknown.
Spring Fish
The fishermen’s flames are bells
In the water. In crackle and
Spark, fire punctuates the silence.
The fish swim into the glint
Of hooks and steel, drift up
Toward the torches.
The deep caverns return the call
Through the wet fence of the river.
The rhythm resonates. It strikes
The air, unfurling a helix that
Climbs the wind and
Heads it
The sky.
In this poem it seems as though it is something intertwining into the universe as two people. This poem also has a lot of twists and turns with the five passages of the poem. I really enjoyed this poem, so abstract within itself.
Angel In the Fire
I am the girl you brought through the fire.
I am the singing angel in the furnace,
The voice of the hunting owl as she kills her prey.
In the beginning, I was the silent face,
All questing eyes and limbs,
My early body ready
To fling this world off.
You are Mother of mothers,
Voice of the ages,
Soothsayer to the aged.
Your life stretches
To the taught place
of crones become infants
and my daughter become keeper.
In this poem it seems as though this is about Mother and a daughter. The daughter has left the home and spread her wings to womanhood. Sad and moody. Love this poem the best.
I would like to thank Samantha Kolber from Rootstock publishing for giving me the opportunity to review Fire on a Circle.
Last, but not least to Kim Ward God bless, keep creating you have a lot to give to us readers.
The Way We See The World
The way we see the world crumbles
Into new country
The moment we dance outside of the circle.
The way you move entices me out,
Leaves me dreaming
We are lovers.
Do you know the desert inside of me?
In my opinion this poem expresses battling into a precious relationship of the unknown.
Spring Fish
The fishermen’s flames are bells
In the water. In crackle and
Spark, fire punctuates the silence.
The fish swim into the glint
Of hooks and steel, drift up
Toward the torches.
The deep caverns return the call
Through the wet fence of the river.
The rhythm resonates. It strikes
The air, unfurling a helix that
Climbs the wind and
Heads it
The sky.
In this poem it seems as though it is something intertwining into the universe as two people. This poem also has a lot of twists and turns with the five passages of the poem. I really enjoyed this poem, so abstract within itself.
Angel In the Fire
I am the girl you brought through the fire.
I am the singing angel in the furnace,
The voice of the hunting owl as she kills her prey.
In the beginning, I was the silent face,
All questing eyes and limbs,
My early body ready
To fling this world off.
You are Mother of mothers,
Voice of the ages,
Soothsayer to the aged.
Your life stretches
To the taught place
of crones become infants
and my daughter become keeper.
In this poem it seems as though this is about Mother and a daughter. The daughter has left the home and spread her wings to womanhood. Sad and moody. Love this poem the best.
I would like to thank Samantha Kolber from Rootstock publishing for giving me the opportunity to review Fire on a Circle.
Last, but not least to Kim Ward God bless, keep creating you have a lot to give to us readers.
April 23, 2024
A well organized, thoughtful collection of poems filled with fire, wisdom, and wit. The poem "Vermont Calendar" is my favorite, a powerful poem about classism, poverty, rural issues and the nuanced reality behind postcards and touristy calendars.
March 2, 2024
Exquisitely crafted poems, some utilizing Vermont vernacular, in a speaker/storyteller's voice, about the poet's rural upbringing and all its shadows, the other-worldy herstory of the ages, and paganism. Highly recommend this debut chapbook!
September 16, 2024
Kim's work evokes a barrage of feelings. Her use of metaphor and imagery brings each poem to life, and each poem can easily be related and applied to one's own circumstances. i thoroughly enjoyed this book!
June 29, 2024
Kim laid her soul bare for all the world to see!
Her vulnerability is enticing and invites the reader to delve into their own vulnerable humanity.
Are we really so different, after all?
Her vulnerability is enticing and invites the reader to delve into their own vulnerable humanity.
Are we really so different, after all?
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