Review: Interesting first collection
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 21, 2014
This collection of poetry and views on enlightenment is a bit different from those that I’ve read in the past. Each piece is very different but all have the same theme of enlightenment. I don’t take an academic look at poetry, only a love for the flow of the beautiful words and, for the most part, Mr. Shaw does not let me down. I admit I didn’t always understand what point he was trying to make in certain pieces in the collection but I still enjoyed what I read. This collection is not geared towards any one religion or culture, rather it provides a wide range of thoughts on various forms of the power within one’s self. My favorite poem was The Pope’s Sculptor which was really the first one in the collection that grabbed me. Also included in the book are short stories and mini-essays about some influential people and events in history. It is really a smorgasbord of pieces. The editing was well done and the formatting was perfect on my ereader. The cover page suited the theme of the collection perfectly. I loved the picture of an unending path in nature. All in all, this was an enjoyable little collection from a first time author.