Cassiopeia at Midnight

by N.L. Shompole

Cassiopeia at Midnight is a poignant exploration of loss, vanity, hope, love and the human condition.

Genres: Poetry

40 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 25, 2013

About the author

N.L. Shompole was born in Kenya. She is a multi-platform artist whose written and photographic works have been featured in various print and online publications including Words Dance Publication, Maps for Teeth, Invitation Annual, Kinfolks Quarterly and The Rising Phoenix Review. Her latest collection Spectre Specter Blue Ravine was released November 2015.

Shompole can be found via

www. nlshompole.com
Instagram @NLShompole

Reviews

[Leo Robertson · Rating 5 out of 5]

On a Tuesday morning
I burned candles, and flowers
I burned pictures with faces I once knew
I burned words laced with silent prayers
wishes that were too heavy for a heart to bear
I burned a future with you.

[jm · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Dreamer"
 
In the end we hold on to the familiarity
of a lovers words at dawn
In hopes that when the sun rises
so will the magic that once existed between us.

WHY IS THIS SO UNDERRATED? Cassiopeia at Midnight captured me. Every poem speaks the miserable truth, the sweetness of a tragedy, it speaks of the heart.

[Xian Xian · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is N.L. Shompole’s debut, I believe. And since it is the beginning, her little fledgling, it feels a lot like the thin bone structure of what she writes today. Cassiopeia at Midnight has a heavier focus on romance compared to Heaven Water Blood. It’s more on the sweet side and is about the small details of romantic love. Every little step in a relationship and every drop of it that evaporates as they lose touch.

Rating: 3.5/5

Originally posted on Notes on the shore

[Hristina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've never enjoyed a book of poetry as much as I enjoyed this one. I loved every bit.

[Sheida · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short but still somewhat touching and emotional. I’m not a huge fan of poetry but I enjoyed this (except for that one Nice Guy™️ poem)

[Maddie · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5

[Maui Rochell · Rating 5 out of 5]

I instantly fell in love
with the way
she play with words
to form striking poems.

This book of poetry is a must read. I guess every poetry book is a must read at all.