Official Review: Poemas by Jacob Severn

Post by **Melisa Jane** » 26 May 2020, 05:07

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Poemas" by Jacob Severn.]

4 out of 4 stars

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Whenever you feel lonely, empty, and confused or joyful, excited, and loved, poetry becomes your best friend. A poem can express feelings, emotions, and ideas that no other art can do. Poemas by Jacob Severn is a collection of poems, photographs, and drawings that together express different feelings.

This book contains 36 poems. Though they express independent ideas, most of them share similar themes. Although most of the poems are free verses, there are some with sound patterns such as rhyme, rhythm, and alliteration. Besides the poems, there are several pictures that accompany each poem. Most of the time, the objects on these pictures represent the principal theme of the corresponding poem.

There are several challenges in life. Jacob does an outstanding job of expressing the effects of the challenges we encounter as we strive to live and meet our daily needs. It is for this reason that most of the poems in this book talk about these struggles. In this category, I liked a poem titled, “Sea of life.” It summarizes all the life’s struggles. The poet, through this book, educates the audience on the importance of peace. He criticizes those who are quick at going into war with each other, without thinking of the adverse effects it has on the vulnerable in society. He shows how sweet it is to live in peace. There are also poems on love and romance, relationship, and breakups, among others.

I liked so many things in this book. To begin with, the pictures that accompanied the poems blended with them so perfectly. For instance, very clear and high-quality photographs of exquisite sceneries accompanied the poems about nature. This made me to not only hear the poet’s voice but also feel his words. I enjoyed every poem in this book. Since each poem expressed independent ideas, it can be read in any order. For this reason, I found it more enjoyable to regroup them into different categories and read one category at a time. All the poems are well written and demand for self-reflection. This will help the readers to look deep into their lives and determine unique areas of adjustment. Since I didn’t find any grammatical errors, this book was exceptionally edited.

I recommend that the author categorizes the poems according to the lead themes they contain. This will make the reading more enjoyable since the readers will choose the category to read at a particular time, depending on their moods.

Since there isn’t anything I disliked, I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. I recommend it to everyone who loves poetry. I don’t think there is any specific category of people who won’t enjoy it.

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Phelicia Gloria · Post by **Phelicia Gloria** » 14 Jun 2020, 08:56

I like poems, I strongly believe I'll enjoy reading this one. Review well done J.M

Elvis Best · Post by **Elvis Best** » 14 Jun 2020, 09:22

A book of poems? Count me in! It's been long since I read poetry book. I'd love to sink my teeth into this one.

Wuoketch · Post by **Wuoketch** » 14 Jun 2020, 09:26

Poems that are perfectly blended with pictures can be so beautiful to read. I will have to add this to my read list. Nice review.

book_fanatic_ · Post by **book_fanatic_** » 14 Jun 2020, 09:57

I think this is my kind of stuff. I would love to read it. Thanks for you lovely review.

AntonelaMaria · Post by **AntonelaMaria** » 14 Jun 2020, 19:10

"Whenever you feel lonely, empty, and confused or joyful, excited, and loved, poetry becomes your best friend. A poem can express feelings, emotions, and ideas that no other art can do. "

Beautifully said. I do love me some poetry every once and awhile. Great review.

Gabrielle Sigaki · Post by **Gabrielle Sigaki** » 14 Jun 2020, 19:14

This poetry book seems to be beautiful. I think the use of the pictures must add an emotional significance too. A poem is a lovely way to express yourself indeed. Thanks for the review!

Samgum50 · Post by **Samgum50** » 15 Jun 2020, 00:44

Great review! I love a good poetry book and this one seems fascinating.

LinaJan · Post by **LinaJan** » 15 Jun 2020, 03:43

I had been put off by poetry since the school years as all those classical pieces bored me. I suppose it is expected at school age. But, recently, I have been reading so many inviting reviews of contemporary poetry, that I am feeling more pull towards it every day! These poems here sound like something I could relate to. I think it is time for me to open that mind a little bit more

Thank you for such an informative an inviting review!

Laurakish · Post by **Laurakish** » 15 Jun 2020, 11:48

How does one read a poetry book?? I have no idea and I don't want to find out. I agree though, it is sweet to live in peace.

Nedbrian · Post by **Nedbrian** » 15 Jun 2020, 14:30

Rather than leave you to imagination, Jacob did illustrate scenes to help understand the verses of the poems he wrote. This is one thing many poets are unable to do in their poem books. Great review

Nwaogazie Goodness · Post by **Nwaogazie Goodness** » 16 Jun 2020, 16:07

Poetry has it's way of appealing to me.
Poetry is LIFE!
Fantastic review you've got.

Rubbi · Post by **Rubbi** » 16 Jun 2020, 19:44

Poems not really my cup of tea. Nonetheless, the book seems quite interesting but I will skip this one.

cyriladavan · Post by **cyriladavan** » 20 Jun 2020, 07:57

Ekphrastic poetry is interesting. The act of writing one subverts the idea that poetry is grandiose and can only be penned by the masters because what we write is generated by what we feel and think about the reference. It is personal. Like this book, anyone can try their hand at writing poems by deriving inspiration from other art forms.