Journey Through Life's War of the Heart

by Brittaney Stewart

Overview

Written on my heart is my history That innocence did not last when I had my first real heartbreak The last, I vowed, as I discovered older boys and flirting, but that didn’t help Time changed, and life… was more complicated, but love was always everywhere It has been a story of sweet child’s love, crushes and beating hearts, Those confusing in betweens, first loves, and that one epic love that was almost it My hearts been left with cracks and surface nicks but all the love, what really matters, is held safe inside

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781499058932
Publisher:	XlibrisUS
Publication date:	09/27/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	212
File size:	406 KB

Editorial Reviews

01/19/2015
Stewart calls poetry her “emotional diary,” and in this warm and intimate collection she exudes a quiet and heightened sensitivity to the world around her. The diaristic feel is evident and her writing is strongest when she detaches herself from the speaker of the poem, as in “Heart of Gold,” where she writes, “Love. It takes but she can’t take it,/ Don’t they know even gold bends.” Her examination of love is steeped in a soft and delicate understanding of its complexities. At times, however, Stewart’s writing veers into clichés, as when she describes New York’s skyscrapers as “defying gravity,” or when she states that “ime changes everything.” Such sentiments may be true, but they lack the subtlety and nuance associated with contemporary poetry and sound unimaginative. Yet while some poems falter in their technique, or adopt a didactic tone, many beam with passion. In one of the book’s most vivid moments, in the poem “Damaged,” she explores violence using color as a metaphor and employs repetition to create a sense of urgency. Stewart writes, “I want them to say that it is okay for me to feel as much as I do,” and though there are formal missteps, her poetry is full with feeling. (BookLife)

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