Chatterbox: Poems

Day, Sandy

ISBN 10: 1981942505 / ISBN 13: 9781981942503

Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chatterbox: Poems
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1981942505
• ISBN 13: 9781981942503
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

A luminous poetry collection written during a tumultuous year of love, loss, and reconciliation.
One hundred and ten poems guide you into the bewildering world of emotional tumult—from passion and longing to grief and despair but eventually to transformational healing. Enter a world conjured from fairytales and dolls, the Garden of Eden and The Wizard of Oz; these stunning poems abound with the imagery of moths and mice, roosters and crows, sugar and apples, the sun and the moon. If you were inspired by the work of Rupi Kaur, Mary Oliver, or Amanda Lovelace you will fall deeply into the realm of Chatterbox: Poems.

This rain storm behind my eyes tingles, stinging to my nose and lip. Several angry lashes at the window pane, quickly dripping.

A ways off, a close pressure drop, a distant darkness, silent thunder.

This rain threatening, ever on the horizon, never arriving, ditches drying. In my eyes, behind my eyes, I fear the flooding of forty days and forty nights adrift and treading.

Since this pen learned how to talk is how long I've been swimming.

Review

Emily Williams, author of Letters to Eloise - "I really enjoyed this delightful book, packed full of an array of poems to suit any taste. My high school years killed my enjoyment of poems, from the endless analysis, but I must admit I enjoyed this book far more than I thought. Each poem tumbles off the page in a stream of consciousness. I read each one with fascination and the book certainly brought back my love of poems that high school had crushed. From tears of sadness to open mouthed surprise, I enjoyed every one. Thrust into a fairy-tale world, these poems are pure escapism and a hidden treat. I loved the use of animals in the poem and well as the clever use of emotions. I'd certainly recommend this book to anyone."
Dalindcy Koolhoven, Books & Rants - "And this is exactly the part that I loved most about this collection. Every single poem brought it's own little piece to the puzzle, adding to the overall story being told by the author. I myself have never dealt with divorce, but that made no difference in the relatability of this collection. Each and every poem is a separate work, but they all fit into the bigger picture of dealing with loss, betrayal, abandonment, resentment and bitterness. And that's what makes these poems so real - it reads like the author is finally speaking up after years and years of silence. Like the author is finally allowing herself to feel emotions that she wasn't allowed to feel before. I love how this collection humanizes these emotions. Reading this helped me remind myself that feeling resentment and bitterness towards someone is part of the healing process - but that if you allow yourself to heal, it's also just that. A stage. Sandy Day has managed to write a poetry collection that is both simple and complex, accessible and approachable, vulnerable and strong, angry and happy."
Lucien Welsh - "Chatterbox is a collection of poems written during a terrible time, the end of a marriage. The poems the book contains are vivid with metaphors and imagery that expresses the harsh reality of coming to know someone you once loved is no longer that person. That they no longer love you back. The feeling of loss and loneliness comes through with a vengeance. Although I have no actual negative thoughts with the collection, I did find Chatterbox has an older vibe to it. This isn't a bad thing, more an observation as I am more used to younger voices like Michael Faudet, Lang Leav, and Amanda Lovelace. For older readers fond of the topic covered by said authors, I would certainly recommend Chatterbox as Sandy is able to combine a more "classic" style of poetry with a kind of youthfulness that keeps her words from being stuffy."