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Serendipity
From poet Samantha Modica comes "Serendipity," a stunning collection of poetry that illustrates the beauty of love lost and gained through the process of self-discovery and enlightenment. Modica uses vivid imagery, otherworldly metaphors, and intensely raw feelings as a means of ruminating on the sheer vastness of love and heartbreak. Within these pages, Modica's intentions are palpable-to elicit from the reader intense, genuine emotion, and for these words to simultaneously feel utterly relatable.
It is meeting a new lover for the first time. It is looking to the stars for comfort after healing from a broken heart. It is feeling the everlasting love of a relationship maintained. It is the questions we hold deep in our hearts. It is understanding the difficult concepts behind our basic notions of love, and what we truly hold dear.
It is meeting a new lover for the first time. It is looking to the stars for comfort after healing from a broken heart. It is feeling the everlasting love of a relationship maintained. It is the questions we hold deep in our hearts. It is understanding the difficult concepts behind our basic notions of love, and what we truly hold dear.
- GenresPoetry
212 pages, Paperback, Kindle eBook
Published July 20, 2016
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About the author
Samantha Modica
1 book9 followersThe work of modern poetess, Samantha Modica, emcompasses the intensity of purely raw emotions in a dynamic and intimate expression of the heart and soul.
Her writing career has kickstarted with her debut collection of poems, "Serendipity." Modica uses otherwordly metaphors and passionate imagery to express the vastness of love, heartbreak, and other human experiences.
Modica recieved her B.S. in Psychology at Bridgewater State University, where she was exposed to connections within the realm of writing. She began exploring poetry whilst working as a writing tutor and she has never looked back.
Her work can be followed by daily posts on her instagram --> S.M. Poetry
Her writing career has kickstarted with her debut collection of poems, "Serendipity." Modica uses otherwordly metaphors and passionate imagery to express the vastness of love, heartbreak, and other human experiences.
Modica recieved her B.S. in Psychology at Bridgewater State University, where she was exposed to connections within the realm of writing. She began exploring poetry whilst working as a writing tutor and she has never looked back.
Her work can be followed by daily posts on her instagram --> S.M. Poetry
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September 23, 2016
Serendipity is book of poetry by Samantha Modica that captures love and heartbreak in vivid detail. Her use of allusion and metaphor allows her stories to reach out to the reader. Her poems read almost like a novel, mini snapshots of a larger story that lingers in each line. With each piece, the reader learns a little bit more about the author as well as themselves.
This book grabbed my interest with its words of hope and love, but it kept me with its gritty, raw quality. Modica writes from the heart, expressing the good and bad sides of relationships, stories of broken hearts and those who mended them. She tells her tale in phases, from beginnings to renewal, and the reader is brought along in her journey.
We start in phase I, beginnings. In poem 4, we see love and hope and possibility. She envies the necessity of clouds, the way they mesmerize and hold such power. In one of my favorites lines from the book, she says: "how powerful it would be to be so delicate yet so destructive." In poem 20, I feel like she became me, spilling thoughts that so often go through my mind.
In phase II, disturbances, she touches on agony and absence and the need to be understood. In poem 33, one of my favorites in the book, she writes, "I wish you could be me for a day. Then maybe, you would see what it feels like to be trapped inside yourself."
In phase III, awakenings, Modica speaks in terms of experiences and nature. Hard times are not forgotten, but there is a strength that exists in each line, a deep breath of possibility.
Phase IV, revive, reminds me of acceptance. This section is raw and honest, acknowledging the downside of love and relationships, while pushing the reader to admit responsibility and move on. In poem 75, she writes, "But those memories are your own; Don't pawn them off to a soul who doesn't want to remember."
In the last phase, renew, we see hope. There is the admittance that love is hard, but also that love is worth it. Modica uses gritty truths to illustrate the ups and downs, and the need to embrace lessons and move forward.
I would definitely recommend this book. Modica has an excellent grip on emotion and logic. She is me. I am her. And this book of poetry tells a story that I believe all readers will love.
This book grabbed my interest with its words of hope and love, but it kept me with its gritty, raw quality. Modica writes from the heart, expressing the good and bad sides of relationships, stories of broken hearts and those who mended them. She tells her tale in phases, from beginnings to renewal, and the reader is brought along in her journey.
We start in phase I, beginnings. In poem 4, we see love and hope and possibility. She envies the necessity of clouds, the way they mesmerize and hold such power. In one of my favorites lines from the book, she says: "how powerful it would be to be so delicate yet so destructive." In poem 20, I feel like she became me, spilling thoughts that so often go through my mind.
In phase II, disturbances, she touches on agony and absence and the need to be understood. In poem 33, one of my favorites in the book, she writes, "I wish you could be me for a day. Then maybe, you would see what it feels like to be trapped inside yourself."
In phase III, awakenings, Modica speaks in terms of experiences and nature. Hard times are not forgotten, but there is a strength that exists in each line, a deep breath of possibility.
Phase IV, revive, reminds me of acceptance. This section is raw and honest, acknowledging the downside of love and relationships, while pushing the reader to admit responsibility and move on. In poem 75, she writes, "But those memories are your own; Don't pawn them off to a soul who doesn't want to remember."
In the last phase, renew, we see hope. There is the admittance that love is hard, but also that love is worth it. Modica uses gritty truths to illustrate the ups and downs, and the need to embrace lessons and move forward.
I would definitely recommend this book. Modica has an excellent grip on emotion and logic. She is me. I am her. And this book of poetry tells a story that I believe all readers will love.
August 8, 2016
The author of Serendipity, Samantha Modica, offered me a copy of her book in exchange for a review. Thanks Samantha!
I liked this book. Heartbreak was definitely the theme, and I really enjoy poetry on the topic. There were some poems that stood out for me. I really liked 3, 8, 10, 14, 24, 27, 43, 46, 71, 74, and 76. I think my favorite was 51:
If I could go back in time
to speak wisdom to my youth,
I would whisper,
Run
as he was introduced.
A lot of this book seemed more like narrative than poetry. I would have liked to read some of it in a novel. I think a story weaved between these poems would have been really cool. I definitely think the author could really pull that off! The poetry was pretty good on its own, though.
I liked this book. Heartbreak was definitely the theme, and I really enjoy poetry on the topic. There were some poems that stood out for me. I really liked 3, 8, 10, 14, 24, 27, 43, 46, 71, 74, and 76. I think my favorite was 51:
If I could go back in time
to speak wisdom to my youth,
I would whisper,
Run
as he was introduced.
A lot of this book seemed more like narrative than poetry. I would have liked to read some of it in a novel. I think a story weaved between these poems would have been really cool. I definitely think the author could really pull that off! The poetry was pretty good on its own, though.
October 4, 2016
3.5 review to follow
February 15, 2022
I don't typically read poetry collections, but when I found out that this awesome lady I befriended online a year ago wrote this book I was excited to read it. She pours her heart out in these poems about love, loss, betrayal, and finding herself during her young adult years in ways that are powerful and easy to relate to. She does a beautiful job bringing to life the heightened emotions felt during this period of personal growth and identity development, and it brought me right back to my life a decade+ ago.
January 15, 2017
Serendipity
by Samantha Modica
is quite a melancholy collection of poetry, which clasps you in its grip and leaves you reading Serendipity in one sitting.
These are poems of regrets and lost love. Space also seems to be a recurring theme.
I like the observations Samantha Modica makes, from our movements, to the descent of raindrops, the warmth of the sun, the flow of words and cracks in the pavement.
I like that the poems are numbered too and are without titles. 22, I think, may well be my pick for favourite, followed by 24, 56, 58 and 80.
(I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review )
by Samantha Modica
is quite a melancholy collection of poetry, which clasps you in its grip and leaves you reading Serendipity in one sitting.
These are poems of regrets and lost love. Space also seems to be a recurring theme.
I like the observations Samantha Modica makes, from our movements, to the descent of raindrops, the warmth of the sun, the flow of words and cracks in the pavement.
I like that the poems are numbered too and are without titles. 22, I think, may well be my pick for favourite, followed by 24, 56, 58 and 80.
(I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review )
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