Review of The Old Man's Poet

[Purplesturv]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Old Man's Poet" by Christopher Eng.]

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3 out of 4 stars

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The Old Man's Poet by Christopher Eng is an adorable compilation of poems mostly centred around nature. The book contains 103 poems that serve as the author's means of expressing and sharing his observations during his tour of the Western USA.

One of my favourite poems was "Give and Take". I liked its emphasis on the pleasure of listening to nature when everywhere is silent. I liked how I could relate to the poet in the poem, as it reminded me of holidays with my sister in the countryside. "Old Blue", an ode to his car, was also captivating."Warm Spot" got me reminiscing how good warm clothing feels on the skin during winter. "The Farmer" was another beautiful poem, and I especially loved its theme of friendship.

The poems were not sequential, and they mostly had one-word titles. The book had a few nicely illustrated pictures in black and white to tick your imagination. And I loved how they made the poems more engaging. I also liked the author's use of meters to produce fascinating rhythms throughout the book.

The poems were characterized by numerous literary devices such as onomatopoeia, rhetoric questions, flashbacks, metaphor, and well-suited rhymes. "Essence", for example, was a short poem delivered solely in rhymes. The use of figures of speech breathed life into the author's expressions, thereby immersing me in the poet's world.

I appreciate the author's inspiration to write about his surroundings, and he penned it down beautifully. The last three chapters were very touching for me. All three of them were related to death, which we all know is inevitable. I loved how the poems in this part of the book reminded me to prepare for what must come to every human.

Although the poems were intriguing and relatable, The Old Man's Poet was quite a dutiful read for me. The style made it very difficult to focus on the very essence of the poems. The writing was a bit off for me, as every new line started with a capital letter, even if it was the continuation of a sentence. While this might be a style, I found it very distracting. Also, there was an incomplete poem titled "It's". I also encountered some grammatical and punctuation errors. Hence, I would rate the book 3 out of 4 stars. I believe the book would benefit from another round of professional editing. Matured minds who are into poetry will find the book astonishing, and despite the issues noted above, I still highly recommend it to them.

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[Gnex_09]

Writing 103 poems in just one book is not an easy job. I must commend the poet who was able to pass a message despite the length of these poems

[Aisha Yakub]

Lovers of poetry should enjoy reading this. Great review.

[Ikechukwu+12345]

I vehemently believe I will enjoy reading this story, I love poems. Thanks for a great review.

[nwankwo chibuchi]

I'm a huge fan of poetry and I can never pass on such a brilliant book of peotry. Great review. I'll check his out.

[Christopher Oscar]

This book has got poems that work together with dark pictures to reflect the persona as so real. It inspires me to visit America someday.