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THIS BARREN LAND MY BED OF ROSES
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This book is best offered up for sale by way of representation in the Reviewers critique located
in Writing Queensland, November 2008:
This Barren Land: My Bed of Roses
reviewed by paolina oppes
This Barren Land: My Bed of Roses by Ayana Noble is an autobiographical
book of poems that offers a poignant insight into the author’s life. The
book is full of inspirational moments and vivid imagery, moving from
scene to scene like a photographic slide show.
The poetry travels from the depths of sadness depicted in Villanelle
– Memory of Edith Knight Tonkin and Sorrow Grief Separation to the
enormous power of the mind and inner human strength of rebuilding
oneself despite adversity in Reflective Foundations. These poems are
written with real, raw emotion, simplistically styled, each delivering a
clear and powerful meaning that hits the reader with a forceful blow.
Ayana Noble’s poems enable you to travel into other worlds where
a feeling of escapism envelops you like a blanket and then leaves you
‘bursting like a child’s red balloon’ in Violet Sky.
A different side to the author’s poetic style begins to reveal itself in
From the Remand Cell 1973, which is when her spirituality and beliefs
on what is right and wrong begin to reign. The angst at humanity’s
injustice in Right to Exist leaves the reader questioning and rebelling
against authority.
Death Row Alabama evokes a time when colour, race and creed have
no relevance and people are considered equal. It is about a time when
true friendships are nurtured in a world where money, lust and greed
corrupt all men.
U Turn takes the poetry on a different path, with twists and turns
aplenty. This poem will resonate with people who have experienced
unexpected obstacles in their lives.
Finally the author’s poetic journey ends with Bee Sting and Not Life;
poems about the ending of one life and the beginning of a new one.
These poems are symbolic of life continuously evolving, developing
and changing.
There were drawbacks for me in the book’s production. There are no
page numbers and there are spelling mistakes. Sometimes the author’s
beliefs on strong emotive issues such as gay and lesbian rights begin
very strongly but fail to continue throughout the poem.
I expect many readers will relate to This Barren Land: My Bed of
Roses as they will empathise with Noble’s experience of life, death and
spirituality.
Paolina Oppes revived her interest in creative writing a few years ago.
Since then she has attended many TAFE courses ranging from creative
and short story writing through to editing and proofreading. In her
spare time she writes poetry and short fiction. AUTHOR'S NOTE:
The 'spelling errors' referred to are actual 'typos' that occurred during production, not the writing process and donot detract from the actual quality of the content.
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