Counting Words

by Stephen Brooke

I count all the words
needed for this poem

The poet ever seeks the perfect words, the ones that bring the highest score. He holds, them, ready for use, ready to build upon what has come before. Ah, this word fits here and that one fits there.

COUNTING WORDS a a poetry collection from Stephen Brooke

Genres: Poetry

46 pages, Paperback

Published October 25, 2024

About the author

Stephen Brooke is a novelist, poet, musician, illustrator/artist and, now, a publisher with his own imprint, Arachis Press (http://arachispress.com).

Stephen lives in an old farmhouse in the Florida Panhandle.

Reviews

[Mary Farmer · Rating 5 out of 5]

A bit more slender volume of poetry than we are accustomed to from Stephen Brooke, but looks are deceiving. This book is full of poems, including quite a few short-form works (senryu, etc.). Not as many illustrations are included as in some of the poet's earlier offerings and that does make a difference. But only in length, not in quality.

The concept is poems about words and language. Not all the work reflects this idea but certainly quite a lot of it. There is a nice flow from one piece to the next, in terms of the ideas in each. And, as ever, the craftsmanship is excellent. Enough so for a five star rating? Yes, but maybe just barely.

[Stephen Brooke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yes, I have released yet another poetry collection. The conceit this time is that poems deal with the use of words. As a result, some pieces are fairly old ones I held back until the proper time. It also means 'Counting Words' is not quite as long as some of my recent offerings. But quality over quantity, right?

[Oliver Pike · Rating 5 out of 5]

'Counting Words' is a collection of poems about, well, words. For the most part; there is a cohesive theme but the individual pieces do sometimes stray beyond it. They are quite good pieces (for the most part) and it is a quite good collection, reflecting the poet's tendency toward respecting form and, well, words!

[Wayne Strickland · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another excellent collection from Stephen Brooke, and with a unifying theme. I very much recommend "Counting Words." Individually, the poems are of the quality we expect from this author/poet.