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January 3, 2018
It’s a new year, and that means it’s time to start tackling some brand new book reviews. The first book of the year is a beautiful yet haunted book of poetry that explores the pain and friction that comes with one’s early 20’s. In author Erin Geil’s book Podunk Moon: An Anthology, readers get a personal, in-depth look at one person’s struggle to overcome life’s most grueling and heartbreaking challenges. Here’s the synopsis:
Podunk Moon is an anthology of mostly non-fiction poetry starting in 2016 and time traveling back through the years ending in 2003. A time capsule of heartache, depression, and the overall state of confusion that comes with being in your twenties. An excerpt of the suspense thriller novel, The Great American, follows after, leaving the reader with a taste of something that is altogether a darkly different breed of beast.
The blend of emotional poetry with a new dark and twisted fiction novel makes this a fantastic way to start the year! While the book is filled with some incredible poetry that deals with the struggles of love, loss and heartbreak, one poem in particular spoke to me. It was titled “I Know”, and while i won’t spoil anything for you guys, the raw emotion that spilled out from every line in that poem was overpowering to say the least, and is a shining example of the talent this author has. The incredible excerpt from The Great American brought a fantastic new and twisted tale of love, lust and violence that few books these days have been able to capture, and showcases the incredible range and variety this writer has.
Overall this was a wonderful start to the new year. A fantastic roller coaster of emotions, Podunk Moon: An Anthology by Erin Geil is a must have book to begin 2018. This is an extremely powerful book to have for young people meeting life’s challenges for the first time or already struggling with those very same challenges. Pick up your copies today!
Podunk Moon is an anthology of mostly non-fiction poetry starting in 2016 and time traveling back through the years ending in 2003. A time capsule of heartache, depression, and the overall state of confusion that comes with being in your twenties. An excerpt of the suspense thriller novel, The Great American, follows after, leaving the reader with a taste of something that is altogether a darkly different breed of beast.
The blend of emotional poetry with a new dark and twisted fiction novel makes this a fantastic way to start the year! While the book is filled with some incredible poetry that deals with the struggles of love, loss and heartbreak, one poem in particular spoke to me. It was titled “I Know”, and while i won’t spoil anything for you guys, the raw emotion that spilled out from every line in that poem was overpowering to say the least, and is a shining example of the talent this author has. The incredible excerpt from The Great American brought a fantastic new and twisted tale of love, lust and violence that few books these days have been able to capture, and showcases the incredible range and variety this writer has.
Overall this was a wonderful start to the new year. A fantastic roller coaster of emotions, Podunk Moon: An Anthology by Erin Geil is a must have book to begin 2018. This is an extremely powerful book to have for young people meeting life’s challenges for the first time or already struggling with those very same challenges. Pick up your copies today!
September 21, 2017
Podunk Moon: An Anthology by Erin Geil is a beautiful collection of personal poems written between 2003 and 2016. The author in my opinion used and still uses her poetry as a therapeutic mean to heal her wounded soul.
Poems about chronic depression failed love relationships and sex will keep the reader engaged throughout the anthology. Some poems I didn’t get at all but others I felt like the poem was written for me like Fraction and Deeper Down.
You can see that the poems as you read more are getting more youthful and rebellious. The author by reversing the order of her poems managed to web an unusual way of perspective that made me think that our past is gone but that doesn’t mean we can’t use it as a source of inspiration and as a way of learning so we won’t repeat mistakes in our future life.
I loved the poem For the Letter “W” where you can clearly see the author’s excellent command of the English language. All the words start with the W letter which I found really beautiful and made me giggle a little.
Overall a well organized and comprehensive anthology of poems that will make you smile, laugh, cry and evoke a plethora of emotions in you. If you like poetry then this book is for you.
Highly Recommended.
At the end of the book, there is an excerpt of one of the author's books: “The Great American”. I read a few chapters and I liked it. The language is floating and the plot of the book is a movie like which I always seek when reading a novel. It is an intriguing story one I will definitely read once the book is published.
I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Poems about chronic depression failed love relationships and sex will keep the reader engaged throughout the anthology. Some poems I didn’t get at all but others I felt like the poem was written for me like Fraction and Deeper Down.
You can see that the poems as you read more are getting more youthful and rebellious. The author by reversing the order of her poems managed to web an unusual way of perspective that made me think that our past is gone but that doesn’t mean we can’t use it as a source of inspiration and as a way of learning so we won’t repeat mistakes in our future life.
I loved the poem For the Letter “W” where you can clearly see the author’s excellent command of the English language. All the words start with the W letter which I found really beautiful and made me giggle a little.
Overall a well organized and comprehensive anthology of poems that will make you smile, laugh, cry and evoke a plethora of emotions in you. If you like poetry then this book is for you.
Highly Recommended.
At the end of the book, there is an excerpt of one of the author's books: “The Great American”. I read a few chapters and I liked it. The language is floating and the plot of the book is a movie like which I always seek when reading a novel. It is an intriguing story one I will definitely read once the book is published.
I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
November 2, 2017
I enjoyed this collection and admire Geil's use of language, particularly in poems such as "For the Letter 'W." My only criticisms are the lack of diversity in the formatting of the poems. Additionally, it seemed as if there was no order or overall theme to the poems; they were just randomly placed. Overall, I did enjoy this collection and believe there are some very strong pieces.
April 14, 2018
I love how random observations, a line here or a jingle from a commercial stirs within us a type of inspiration. Or perhaps, that's just the way writers are. We take note of the most mundane of circumstances, or hear a conversation somewhere and think, "I need to write that down."
This anthology felt that way. Snippets of observations in a day, a moment, a heartbreak, and a plane ride. I could imagine Erin Geil with a pen in her hand, and just as a thought pops up, jotting it down on post its, or restaurant napkins, or perhaps she carries a notebook with her at all times.
This collection spans thirteen years; years capturing those moments of falling in love, falling out of love, depression, and trying to find an identity of sorts in your 20s. A journal of life lived told in poetry. It was beautiful and a reminder of that naivete and ambition that comes in our 20s.....before life hands you experiences that you hope won't turn you bitter in your 30s. Well done.
Looking forward to more from this poet!
***I received a copy in exchange for an honest review. I am not required to write a positive one. These thoughts and opinions are my own.***
This anthology felt that way. Snippets of observations in a day, a moment, a heartbreak, and a plane ride. I could imagine Erin Geil with a pen in her hand, and just as a thought pops up, jotting it down on post its, or restaurant napkins, or perhaps she carries a notebook with her at all times.
This collection spans thirteen years; years capturing those moments of falling in love, falling out of love, depression, and trying to find an identity of sorts in your 20s. A journal of life lived told in poetry. It was beautiful and a reminder of that naivete and ambition that comes in our 20s.....before life hands you experiences that you hope won't turn you bitter in your 30s. Well done.
Looking forward to more from this poet!
***I received a copy in exchange for an honest review. I am not required to write a positive one. These thoughts and opinions are my own.***
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