Review of Best Evidence
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Review of Best Evidence
[Following is a volunteer review of "Best Evidence" by Mark S. Osaki.]
Poetry is a genre of literature whose major job is to pass important information across to its readers. Sometimes it tells a love story, other times, it gives a warning or an instruction. The truth is that most times, one needs to sit down and think deeply to get the message said poem is trying to pass along. But make no mistake, these messages are almost always golden and valuable. That is the same thing that I say about Mark O. Osaki’s Best Evidence. In this book, he writes over 30 very short poems with strong messages for his audience. Some of them speak of time past, of the present, and others, of things to come. They tell of war, the bitter truth of patriotism, ethics, cherished things, and experiences. There is so much that Mark S. Osaki says in this collection of his and so much to learn too.
All poems in Best Evidence are brilliantly and beautifully written. Even without rhymes, these poems were quite interesting to read. The words used are quite simple and easy to understand and the messages passed are straightforward. I liked that the poet did not beat around the bush (there is even no way that he could do that and still successfully pass whatever message he wished to pass since most of the poems are less than a page).
What I liked best in this collection of poems is how easily and masterfully Mark S. Osaki created art with his words. He utilized his adept control of words in ways that painted pictures of the scenes he hoped to talk about in my mind. He used a few humorous words and did not neglect the use of beautiful figures of speech like personification, metaphors, etc. to bring his thoughts to life on the pages of this book. My favorite of all the poems (and where I fell in awe of his skill) is the one he titles ‘Silver Star’ on page 26 of the book. The way he explained the state in which a dead soldier laid and the thoughts of living is just beautiful. Apart from causing awe, it also made me think about the point of war and fighting them in the name of our beloved country.
I want to say that I found Best Evidence to be simply exquisite and perfect in all ramifications. That is to say that if I was told to mention a thing I disliked in this book, I would say that there is none. To paraphrase so that I am not misunderstood, I fully loved all of Best Evidence and I cannot wait to read more poem collections authored by Mark S. Osaki.
Four out of four stars is the rating that I have decided to award Mark S. Osaki’s Best Evidence. One of the reasons I do this is because this collection of poems is entirely devoid of errors and was exceptionally edited. I would have been disappointed if I spotted a single error in it since the book is just about 55 pages long. If you recall, I said that I did not take note of any negative point or dislike anything in it, so it is no surprise that I decided to give it a well-rounded rating.
Since Best Evidence does not focus on a particular theme, it would be wrong of me to recommend it to lovers of poetry that focuses on a single theme. Instead, I would recommend it to poetry enthusiast that love short poems on war, mundane things, a bit of history, and family.
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Best Evidence
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Poetry is a genre of literature whose major job is to pass important information across to its readers. Sometimes it tells a love story, other times, it gives a warning or an instruction. The truth is that most times, one needs to sit down and think deeply to get the message said poem is trying to pass along. But make no mistake, these messages are almost always golden and valuable. That is the same thing that I say about Mark O. Osaki’s Best Evidence. In this book, he writes over 30 very short poems with strong messages for his audience. Some of them speak of time past, of the present, and others, of things to come. They tell of war, the bitter truth of patriotism, ethics, cherished things, and experiences. There is so much that Mark S. Osaki says in this collection of his and so much to learn too.
All poems in Best Evidence are brilliantly and beautifully written. Even without rhymes, these poems were quite interesting to read. The words used are quite simple and easy to understand and the messages passed are straightforward. I liked that the poet did not beat around the bush (there is even no way that he could do that and still successfully pass whatever message he wished to pass since most of the poems are less than a page).
What I liked best in this collection of poems is how easily and masterfully Mark S. Osaki created art with his words. He utilized his adept control of words in ways that painted pictures of the scenes he hoped to talk about in my mind. He used a few humorous words and did not neglect the use of beautiful figures of speech like personification, metaphors, etc. to bring his thoughts to life on the pages of this book. My favorite of all the poems (and where I fell in awe of his skill) is the one he titles ‘Silver Star’ on page 26 of the book. The way he explained the state in which a dead soldier laid and the thoughts of living is just beautiful. Apart from causing awe, it also made me think about the point of war and fighting them in the name of our beloved country.
I want to say that I found Best Evidence to be simply exquisite and perfect in all ramifications. That is to say that if I was told to mention a thing I disliked in this book, I would say that there is none. To paraphrase so that I am not misunderstood, I fully loved all of Best Evidence and I cannot wait to read more poem collections authored by Mark S. Osaki.
Four out of four stars is the rating that I have decided to award Mark S. Osaki’s Best Evidence. One of the reasons I do this is because this collection of poems is entirely devoid of errors and was exceptionally edited. I would have been disappointed if I spotted a single error in it since the book is just about 55 pages long. If you recall, I said that I did not take note of any negative point or dislike anything in it, so it is no surprise that I decided to give it a well-rounded rating.
Since Best Evidence does not focus on a particular theme, it would be wrong of me to recommend it to lovers of poetry that focuses on a single theme. Instead, I would recommend it to poetry enthusiast that love short poems on war, mundane things, a bit of history, and family.
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Best Evidence
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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