Ricochet

by Mallory Rowe, Peter Catsimpiris

If an experience can generate a poem that somehow captures its essence, then a poem -- itself an experience -- can beget a new poem that shares its being. As lovers find in each other their lost halves, these pairs of poems have made each other whole. Peter’s responses to Mallory’s original haiku help to bookend ideas that we both hold deeply and shared long before we met.

Genres: Poetry

28 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 12, 2016

Reviews

[Nathaniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Grasping for edges
in the very well you found
and wished to fall in

Very similar to Crown of Stars. This had a few pages that did connect to each other, which I thought was nice. I don't know if this poetry style is for me, though. The haikus themselves are very hit or miss. I'm not a huge poetry reader but when I do read poetry I have specific tastes.

[Martina Weiß · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think this is my least favourit book from this author. It is - if I'm informed correctly - her very first, which only shows, how much she has grown as a poet. There is way more depth in her newer works.
That didn't change, that I just didn't feel a connection with this collection. There were some poems in there, that were really good, but it wasn't enough as a whole. At least not for me. Which is a real shame, because I know that the author is absolutly capable of writing soul touching poetry.
But these Haikus aren't these kind of peoms. At least not for me.

[Michael Pickell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dueling perspectives

This is an interesting collection of Haiku showing the two different perspectives between husband and wife, between two poets on the same themes.

[Michael Morris · Rating 3 out of 5]

I do like these sweet companion/dialogue haiku for what they are, but my tastes do shy away from the romantic, so it is hard for me to give a fair review. I also wish the book was longer (which I really mean as a compliment), because I want to see the relationship (and the verse) grow and develop. Ricochet is a nice installment in what I hope will be a more detailed volume.