Poems For The Moon: Vol 1
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4.1 • 249 Ratings
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Publisher Description
"Can we, for tonight,
just be the moon?
Curve into me like that cheshire
grin in the sky.
Press your heart into my back.
Let me forget my own."
In her Letters to the Universe Series Goodreads Choice Nominated poet J.R. Rogue shares intimate poems written lovingly for her readers. Take a journey through the eyes of author and reader as Rogue shares a glimpse into the private task of writing poetry dedicated to readers worldwide.
Poems for the Moon: Vol 1 is book 1 in the Letters to the Universe series. Each poem in this collection is a custom piece written for a J.R. Rogue reader.
Previously published as Letters To The Moon.
Customer Reviews
Good read
Has a good time reading the poems
Pass
I went back and forth between 1 or 2 stars, but ultimately decided I would be lying if I gave it 2.
Let it be known that they aren't bad poems they just aren't the right poems for me.
I made some notes during this collection but upon reflecting back on them I realized my notes were about how much I DISliked poems/style choices so it's going to be a pass for me.
Examples include:
1.)
"your lips lift,
affirmations from
them fall
to my ear."
Now, when it's written as a sentence all at once (Your lips lift, affirmations from them fall to my ear.) it doesn't bother me nearly as much. Sure, it's still a little off but it reads much more smoothly than the way it's actually stanza'ed. And, I don't know, I just prefer my sections to be smoother. When a stanza makes me stop or stumble and go back over it, my brain just does not connect it.
2.)
The first section of “You Moved Me” has a lot of great reused words or phrasing. At first I didn't like it, but then I decided it was a creative take. But then I realized none of the other stanza's in the same poem carry that format so it just becomes annoying to me instead of something interesting.
3.) I want to know why “Permanence”uses the number 4 instead of the word "for". Is there an importance here that I don't know because I have very little backstory on this author prior to reading this collection? If there isn't, I absolutely loathe this writing choice.
etc.
I think the only poem I really liked was “The Romantics”, but maybe it was really just that first line that I liked, "the spring of our lives, & we were making promises in the fall." ...so yeah, poem highlighted does not make for a good rating for me.
However, I did read to the end and it looks like this is a peculiar collection, as it seems people send the author their own feelings/stories and then Rogue turns those into their own specific poems. I'm not exactly sure how I feel about this.🤔🤔 But, I suppose it might be insight into how these poems are supposed to actually work.
Wonderful!
I love this. The poems truly come from a place of feelings and are truly lovely to read. 20/10 would recommend.