Review of Contemplacion. Thoughts and Poems.
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Review of Contemplacion. Thoughts and Poems.
Contemplacion: Thoughts and Poems by Ileana Gonzalez Monserrat is a poetry book that has poems in English and Spanish. The poems are not translated; they were written in their original languages. The book contains short poems. The writer discusses many topics. The most significant one was overcoming what we went through. Clearly, she had a traumatizing experience, and she's fighting to overcome it. She talked about her father, who was away for many years. Clearly, that had a negative effect on her, but she didn't surrender. Also, the writer is a traveler. She's originally from Cuba, and she's traveled to many places. She wrote poems about the places she loved. She wrote about America and its privileges. In addition, there were a couple of poems about beautiful cities she loved in Turkey.
The writer used clear and comprehensible words in her poetry. I love that. I don't like it when people use more complicated words that add to the complexity of poetry itself. I liked the fighting spirit I could see in the writer. Clearly, she has gone through a lot, but she encourages standing up and moving on. I liked the personal photos of the writer that were included, and I may go further to say I liked the house and the view.
There is nothing to hate in the book. The idea of mixing English and Spanish poems was new and appealing. I don't speak Spanish, and I completely enjoyed the book. I believe the writer had a point of view in this mixture. There were many pages that had two poems in each of the two languages. I envy people who speak English and Spanish for digesting the whole experience.
"Poetry is the voice of our collective soul." This is what the writer said. I totally agree. Good poetry can be that and more. I enjoyed the English part of the book. I liked that it was clear and encouraging. Therefore, I rate the book five out of five stars. In addition, the book received professional editing. I didn't notice any errors going through its pages.
I recommend the book to people who love poetry. Also, people who speak English and Spanish will get the most out of the experience, but that doesn't mean you can't enjoy it if you only speak one of them. I also recommend the book to people who would like to gain some strength and inspiration on how to overcome life's hardships.
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In the book contemplacion describe how a young girl missed the fatherly role in her life , the good thing is that she didn't surrender to the trauma and won the battle
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Sounds like an interesting compilation of " Thoughts and Poems" . It is amazing that the writer could express this both in English and Spanish.
Congratulations to the author!