Shahada

by Susan Marie

A volume of pure stream of consciousness, poetry derived from years of talking with the world, myself, the human condition, based upon existentialism, raw sexuality, passion, the Divine Feminine and Sacred Masculine, Mother Earth, Father Sky, wind, water, wood, metal and fire. The art of survival in a time of dying.

Genres: Poetry

71 pages, Paperback

Published August 31, 2017

About the author

Poet, Spoken Word Poet, Writer, Published Author, Human Being.

Susan Marie was has two volumes of poetry available on Amazon. Ms. Marie is also a spoken word poet.

Book publishing credits include: "knots" [volume of poetry/prose] and "Shahada" [volume of poetry] and anthologies such as: "Trees of Surprise" "Poems of Inspiration and Faith" "Reflections on the Web" - "Nickel City Nights" - "Bare Bones Vol. 2" - "A Celebration of Western New York Poets: Wheels of Transformation" - "The Experience of Living & Dying Poetry Collection" - "Voices from the Herd' - "The Khaoa Musica Tarot" - "Three Line Poetry Issues #34 & #39 -"My Name is Nobody: Down in the Dirt" - "Darker Than Fiction" and "Reinvented Success: 26 Authors Share The Little Things That Matter So You Can Help Yourself Master Confidence, Motivation, and Success."

Poetry Magazine Publications include: Nomad Magazine, Poet Tree Magazine, Fiction365, beatdog, Harlem World NYC, American Tolkien Society Vol. II. III. IV, Minis Tirith Evening Star, Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting, Global Voices/Rising Voices, Poems and Poetry, Rebelle Society, kritya, The Empathy Library, Black Elephant, Helen: A Literary Magazine, Spillwords, Poetry Inspired, South Florida Poetry Journal.

Photography: Light - A Journal of Photography and Art, Black Elephant.

Susan's writing has been translated to Dari, Spanish, Croatian and Hindi. In 2007, she was invited to The Kritya International Poetry Festival in Chandigarh, India by Dr. Rati Saxena.

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

This short book of Poetry follows in the ecstatic tradition of The Song of Songs (also called The Song of Solomon), combining love, spirituality, mysticism, and Eros in a paean to our shared humanity, creation, and The Creative Force. The Creator, most often feminine in the poems but also masculine or both / neither, sometimes fills the role of the beloved, sometimes the lover. Human love transcends physical existence through it physics connections to the spiritual.

The language of the poems sings in a spare register, readable, rhythmic, not obscuring the current of energy of the poems. As with most books I read today, I have some technical quibbles with copy editing and layout, and you might notice a missing apostrophe or typo, but very few and they wouldn’t distract most readers (far fewer than in many big publishing-house books I’ve read). The Poetry keeps you reading, and enjoying, the book.

Susan Marie does a good job of imagery, often turning what appears common place into a new observation. Several times I paused and thought, “that’s an excellent observation,” more than once unexpectedly as I didn’t see it coming. In this way and others, the book live up to its title, which means observation, witnessing, and testifying.

[Csimplot Simplot · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book!!!