Trilogy Moments For The Mind, Body, And Soul - By The Spence Family

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I have read the Trilogy Moments for the Mind, Body and Soul, written by Joseph S Spence, Sheila M. Parish-Spence, and Johnathan Clarence Parish-Spence, and I was truly blessed be the content of this book. It was so good to see this family of poets coming together to produce this masterpiece, which the world can enjoy.
I loved the prayers for life events, and will surely use them whenever the need arises. The poems are beautiful and very practical, and the daily devotions are well suited to everyday life.

I love Nature, and truly enjoyed the Haiku poems written in this section "The Seasons of Beauty" to commemorate it. The section on "Reflections of Travel", was extremely interesting, and very informative to me, as I love to travel, but have never visited any of the places that are written about here, so I truly appreciated it. The "love and Romance" pages are just what I needed to read at this Valentine time. Family is very important to me and we should always feel free to let loved ones know how we feel about them as we learned here in the section about family's relationships.

The Epulaeryu poems that are written in Joseph's own form has a unique style, and are always a fascinating and "delicious" read.

All in All, this is a book that should be on every Poetry lover's shelves. I would recommend this book to everyone who needs a blessing in their lives. I got mine while reading this awesome Trilogy and you can get yours too!

Questions in the Balance, Author: Christopher W Boyden

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While reading Questions in the Balance by Christopher W. Boyden, it became abundantly clear why he has won so many awards and accolades for his published poetry. His work exemplifies classic poetry; bringing together the key elements of an articulate choice of words, wonderful imagery, and existentialism in philosophy and originality within structure; all masterfully put to mostly a sharp iambic pentameter foot. Moreover, Christopher W. Boyden transcends the age barrier; meaning his poems are as interesting to an adult as much as to a child. He shows respect for readers of all ages, as all can comprehend the revealed mature concepts while being entertained by the rhythm of the structural elements.

Questions in the Balance represents 73 original poems, indexed by subject, in Christopher W. Boyden's first published collection. He categorized his work by topics such as: Nature, love and romance, answers to the questions of thought, heaven, and our future as human beings. Although not laden with theological overtones, his beliefs are Christian and have references to God and the belief of creation and eternal life. Christopher W. Boyden candidly reveals his inner personal thoughts, often dedicating a poem to a deceased loved one such as his grandmother or his brother that died too early; in fact there is one poem written about his deceased dog going to "Dog heaven."

What I felt from his poetry was his gentlemanly respect for all of his readers, and his intrinsic enjoyment of writing poetry. Unlike some poets whose ego personifies arrogance by breaking all established rules of poetry, Christopher W. Boyden "plays within the rules" of established poetic prose, and thusly commands the respect for his ingenious wordsmithing of English. He enables his words to dance off the pages into the reader's mind. As I have learned some of his poems have been scored to music, one can see the beautiful imagery and chivalry he portrays as being within a class of writing analogous to masters who come to my mind such as Robert Frost, James Joyce or even Ogden Nash.

Questions in the Balance is an ideal gift book to give to anyone for any occasion, or to keep for your own home library so your friends and family can enjoy over and over. It is a book that can be picked up, read, and then placed down until a future time; as each poem is merely a page or two in length. After reading this book from cover to cover, I did something I don't often do ~ I read it all again. After all, with so many of my own memories being triggered by Christopher W. Boyden's lovely writing, how could I resist an encore performance of such cerebral stimulation?

Reviewed by: Gary R. Sorkin

Gary R. Sorkin is the Senior Editor for Pacific Book Review. Please visit Pacific Book Review at: http://www.pacificbookreview.com/

My Love For "The Awakened One Poetics"

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I received this book in the mail, and excitedly I delved into it, in anticipation of the good meal that I have come to expect from Joseph Spence Sr, the Epulaeryu Master.

I have read and enjoyed this, "The Awakened One Poetics" so much so, that it has awakened my love for the Haiku form of poetry, that was laying dormant within me. This book has shown me inspirational Haiku in a new light, and with all the translations, it has made this a pleasure to read. These poems are translated into Spanish, Japanese, Polish, and Chinese, some in French and Arabic. This made it such an interesting read, then on top of all of that I got a taste of the Jameikan Patwa, which I thoroughly enjoyed, as I read and re-read each verse, trying to sound Jamaican.

I came in hoping to see some good Epulaeryu poetry, and I was not disappointed, as Joseph filled us, and tantalized our senses with his tasty and enjoyable dishes written in his own created style.

Another highlight of this lovely book, is the art work that is scattered throughout the pages, making this book complete in every way.

At the end of the book, Joseph gave us another treat with his Jamaican Delight of "Dumplings with ackee and salt fish, A dish you don't want to miss," since I'm from the Caribbean, I could relate to a lot of the things stated here, and I was smiling from beginning to end.

I will smile at the world, because who I am, makes a difference, and would enlighten others. Thanks Joseph!