Official Review: Short Poems, Long Tales by Rashid Osmani

[Brenda Creech]

I am not a poetry fan. I admit that I rarely understand the message in poems! This sounds like a book that poetry lovers would like. The diversity of the poems would make for an interesting read! Thank you for the lovely review!

[Samuel Ojo 2]

Poem has been a part of me because it has been a basis for expression of one's feeling and things around, however I think a lot of creativity is need to put this ideas together in a acceptable way

[Famooosha1]

You do not expect to read a 101 pages of different poems and tales and expect to enjoy and understand every page, even if the writer is from your tribe and you appear to understand everything. One thing I hope not to see in the book is seeing the book elevate a religion over the other. Also, I would like to read how Osmani manages to deal with the issues of gender balance in His book.

One of the pages I would like to read is: "When younger/I didn’t know I’d get older”

Definitely, one has to feel bad on some of the stories like that of death, broken families, and life passing by.

As I couldn't wait to read from the book of Rashid Osmani, I want to commend the effort put together to achieve it.

[Tars]

Sounds good, but unfortunately with my current English language level I am not sure enough be able to give any poetry its due. I simply will be list in all those rhymes, so sadly I will have to pass this book. Still congratulations on the BOTD!

[Reva Parker]

Thank you for your great review. I've always enjoyed poetry, I often don't really understand it. Usually I enjoy the rhythm of it, but these don't rhyme or have lines the same length. I guess like the author stated, different poems mean different things to different people. I did feel like these poems were very in-depth and made me think more than just enjoy. I just might add it to my list of books to read.

[Amina Yusuf]

I like poems especially the ones I can understand. Poetry can be confusing sometimes unless you read between the lines. This book sounds like one I will explore especially since they are Sufi poems.

[Lynda Howard]

I love that there is a dark and dry sense of humor used throughout all the poetry that is intriguing and gives the reader a different perspective.

[John Arun Kumar]

Life a mixed bag of topics extremely varied, ranging from gender to religion to death, broken families, and life passing by. This simply reflects human existence. A well written poetry and book review. Congratulations on the BOTD!

[PeterRabitt20]

An interesting poetry book. I like the title mentioning short poems but long tales. You'd think it is an epic poem. Thanks for the review!

[María Andrea Fernández Sepúlveda]

The author makes an excellent point. Poetry is meant to evoke feelings in the reader, and these feelings can get in the way of our evaluation of a poet's work. However, this might be true of all art. Anyway, I'm glad there's something for everyone in this book.
Thank you for your excellent review!

[Pandora10]

They are thought-provoking poems, but not the quality or depth that I can resonate with. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on these poems.

[LICIA20]

I like the topics in the poem and being short makes it good for a quick read. Thanks for the review

[IFRA BURHAN]

Rashid did an amazing job with the poems, the title of the book is resonated in the depth of the poem. The wide range of themes that are covered keeps you wanted for more. Thanks for the wonderful review.

[Wayne Njoroge]

"Short poem, Long Tales" by Rashid Osmani is a book that poetry lovers would enjoy. I love poems there is a language to it that speaks to the heart in an unexplainable way. Congrats on being BOTD.

[Rachael S 1]

I have never been a real fan of poetry. There is a lot of reading between the lines that you have to do to be able to understand the author's intentions. This does sound as though someone who is a fan of poetry would enjoy.