One Pulse Cradle 2 Grave Tetiana Aleksina Tony Single 9781520286129 Books
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Once upon a time, two self-proclaimed writers decided to have a poetry battle. What do you think remained when the smoke cleared? No, not innocent victims but a strange boy and girl, the Grim Reaper, a handful of poems with survivor's guilt, and a book called One Pulse Cradle 2 Grave, a bizarre rumination on life, love, and death. With pictures! It's brought to you by Tetiana Aleksina and Tony Single, the same perverted minds behind the popular poetry/prose site Unbolt Me.
One Pulse Cradle 2 Grave Tetiana Aleksina Tony Single 9781520286129 Books
One Pulse: Cradle 2 Grave is a collection of 32 unusual alternating poems by Tetian Aleksina & Tony Single dealing with life, love, dying and death..Some are darker than others.
Many express pining and passion for someone they love.
Some are witty aphorisms.
Most can be interpreted in a variety of ways.
All are heady.
They are to poetry and heavy medal bands are to music.
This new Gothic-like style of poetic literature can evoke dark and gloomy emotional responses.
Many of these poems contained terms that I was not familiar with. I took the time to look them up after the first reading and enjoyed them more after reading them a second time.
These poems are not for everyone; however, I found them entertaining and look forward to reading more from these authors.
Enjoy!
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One Pulse Cradle 2 Grave Tetiana Aleksina Tony Single 9781520286129 Books Reviews
I was contacted by the two authors of this short, unusual collection in an email that immediately caught my eye. I don’t normally review poetry because I think, generally speaking, poems are too personal to be “reviewed” the way novels or non-fiction are. You can’t evaluate them purely on artistic structural merits, because the reason poetry resonates usually has very little to do with those elements. While it’s true that other genres also “click” with readers for intangible reasons, that intangibility always seems somehow more essential in poetry/prose – at least for me. At the same time, to write a review and recommend/not recommend something on such a purely subjective criterion as personal resonance seems to me to be inherently problematic. That’s because the resonance depends not only on personal preferences and experiences, but on mood and mindset – at the time of reading. I can read a poem that moves me to tears today, then re-read it next year and think it’s drivel. Poetry evokes feelings, and feelings change. Hence my usual avoidance of reviews…
But something about the email I received from Tati and Tony caught my eye, and I agreed. And I’m glad I did. While poetry is never going to be my first love, reading-wise, I do enjoy clever turns of phrase and evocative imagery in any context. I also enjoy reading by people who love words and like to play with them. All of those things are found in this delightful, dark, quirky collection. People mock by saying “I laughed, I cried…” but I actually did run that gamut of emotions with these writings. There is playful fun here, followed by desperation, fear, pain, longing, joy, and snarky commentary in equal measure. That’s an impressive range in a book that only weighs in at 38 pages… And as if that wasn’t enough to whet your appetite, let me mention the absolutely charmingly dark illustrations scattered throughout – they are a fun, evocative (and occasionally provocative) addition to the words that really tied things together visually and linguistically.
I’d like to particularly call out a few of the pieces that I especially enjoyed Culling, Doll, Not Today, Melancholics Anonymous, Lines, and P.S. I Love You. True, there were several that either left me confused or with a slight eye roll – but that happens with every collection, I think, from prose to short stories. Still, on the whole, I found this to be an enjoyable excursion into the heads of two very talented and creative individuals. If you want to learn more about them, or sample their work before committing to the book, check out their very original (and charmingly cool) website Unbolt.Me.
As always, do not let my star count override your judgement of content. More on the stars, counting, and my rating challenges later.
The authors have provided a series of poems, alternating in who writes what. Thus the thirty-two pieces here represent sixteen each. Differences in style and formatting will clue you in, even without the authorship notes at the end of each offering.
There are a number of drawings, which add interest to, and complement, the poetry.
Let me give you a feel for the work. In Shaman we find this “A shaman has three hands.” If that doesn’t peak your curiosity, there’s more to this short poem.
The alternate poems are different. For instance, in Zion Lullaby (lowercase in the text) we find this “now here’s a little ditty /to remind me of a city, on a hill/ that awaits me, beckons me /i’ll drown me not in pity /it’s there in the nitty gritty, in my hell....” These poems tend to be more lyrical, whereas the alternate ones are a bit more about pushing an experience.
In the middle of the poem Doll we find this “My turquoise eyes faded. /My ruby-red mouth can’t smile. /My light brown hair unbraided /and I went out of style.” If you’ve ever regretted consigning an old toy to the dustbin, this poem will touch you.
From the alternate author we have gfe, which begins thus “if i stay will /you fist my heart /or will you spoon it....”
For a brush with mortality, turn to Not Today.
Hopefully that will give you a feel for this work.
Back to the star count boilerplate. My personal guidelines, when doing an ‘official’ KBR review, are as follows five stars means, roughly equal to best in genre. Rarely given. Four stars means, extremely good. Three stars means, definitely recommendable. I am a tough reviewer. I try hard to be consistent. This is an interesting work, and three stars from this curmudgeon is a clear recommendation. Your personal rating may be higher.
Book Review Team member.
(Note this reviewer received a free copy of this book for an independent review. He is not associated with the author or .)
A wonderful and beautifully worded collection of poems complete with fun and macabre illustrations. Dealing with themes of life, death, and more, this was quite the treat!
Some people won't get the message of these poems. However, if you do, you are in for a real treat.
A poetic dialogue on love and death will whimsical, yet macabre, illustrations. Mostly these are poems of self-reflection, sometimes with a Gothic or dark twist. I particularly liked the dialogue aspect. For example, Tetiana declares that light reaches her core through open wounds, "I'm a filament." To which Tony responds, with a poem about crossing the road to test a hypothesis, to test faith, and says "time to change the bulb." I'm glad I read this interesting little collection of poetry.
One Pulse Cradle 2 Grave is a collection of 32 unusual alternating poems by Tetian Aleksina & Tony Single dealing with life, love, dying and death..
Some are darker than others.
Many express pining and passion for someone they love.
Some are witty aphorisms.
Most can be interpreted in a variety of ways.
All are heady.
They are to poetry and heavy medal bands are to music.
This new Gothic-like style of poetic literature can evoke dark and gloomy emotional responses.
Many of these poems contained terms that I was not familiar with. I took the time to look them up after the first reading and enjoyed them more after reading them a second time.
These poems are not for everyone; however, I found them entertaining and look forward to reading more from these authors.
Enjoy!
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