Review of Entropy Loop & Other Poems
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[Following is a volunteer review of "Entropy Loop & Other Poems" by Jeffrey Heath.]
Entropy (I have recently learned) is a scientific concept that can be defined as a measure of disorder and randomness. It also describes how spread out energy becomes when natural, spontaneous processes occur. "Entropy Loop & Other Poems" is a fitting title for this book, as the poems in this book are slightly random, not arranged in any particular order, and articulate the emotions that occur during different events in our lives.
The author, Jeffrey Heath, uses their skill with verse to portray deep and complicated emotional experiences such as love, connection, loss, and grief. Most emotions are not experienced in straight lines; sometimes a love that was deep and eternal is gone too soon, and sometimes the pain after heartbreak is intertwined with bittersweet memories.
This collection of poems is written in free verse (without a consistent rhyme scheme), which makes the wording feel limitless and full of unexpected lyrical turns. It's a lot like what I've heard at spoken-word events.
The thing that always stands out to me about poetry is how much information is contained in a single phrase. I had to slow down in order to take in the multi-layered phrases in each stanza, but once I did, I was transported.
I enjoyed the clever wording in "Syntax," a poem that uses the language of grammar to tell the story of a love that died, and I was saddened by the poem titled "Picasso Woman," an allegorical picture of the end of a woman’s life, ravaged by cancer.
I was especially moved by the descriptions in the poem titled "Depression," in which Heath calls this weighty and dark mental issue "a surgery performed while fully awake…the quiet cruelty…"
There was nothing I disliked about this short and sweet read, which was also flawlessly edited. I rate it 5 out of 5 stars, and I recommend it to lovers of poetry and anyone looking to connect with or work through the more complicated emotions in life.
Good poetry is like art: vivid, emotional, and evocative, and "Entropy Loop & Other Poems" by Jeffrey Heath is chock-full of wonderful poetry.
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Entropy Loop & Other Poems
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Entropy (I have recently learned) is a scientific concept that can be defined as a measure of disorder and randomness. It also describes how spread out energy becomes when natural, spontaneous processes occur. "Entropy Loop & Other Poems" is a fitting title for this book, as the poems in this book are slightly random, not arranged in any particular order, and articulate the emotions that occur during different events in our lives.
The author, Jeffrey Heath, uses their skill with verse to portray deep and complicated emotional experiences such as love, connection, loss, and grief. Most emotions are not experienced in straight lines; sometimes a love that was deep and eternal is gone too soon, and sometimes the pain after heartbreak is intertwined with bittersweet memories.
This collection of poems is written in free verse (without a consistent rhyme scheme), which makes the wording feel limitless and full of unexpected lyrical turns. It's a lot like what I've heard at spoken-word events.
The thing that always stands out to me about poetry is how much information is contained in a single phrase. I had to slow down in order to take in the multi-layered phrases in each stanza, but once I did, I was transported.
I enjoyed the clever wording in "Syntax," a poem that uses the language of grammar to tell the story of a love that died, and I was saddened by the poem titled "Picasso Woman," an allegorical picture of the end of a woman’s life, ravaged by cancer.
I was especially moved by the descriptions in the poem titled "Depression," in which Heath calls this weighty and dark mental issue "a surgery performed while fully awake…the quiet cruelty…"
There was nothing I disliked about this short and sweet read, which was also flawlessly edited. I rate it 5 out of 5 stars, and I recommend it to lovers of poetry and anyone looking to connect with or work through the more complicated emotions in life.
Good poetry is like art: vivid, emotional, and evocative, and "Entropy Loop & Other Poems" by Jeffrey Heath is chock-full of wonderful poetry.
******
Entropy Loop & Other Poems
View: on Bookshelves |
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