Three Women: A Poetic Triptych and Selected Poems - Emma Eden Ramos (review by Freda at fredasvoice.blogspot.com)
A truly unique and awe-inspiring collection, Emma Eden Ramos wows readers with her narrative-style writing in Three Women: A Poetic Triptych and Selected Poems.
My Opinion:
A unique way of telling the story of 3 women and how they connect in the end. Usually I prefer verse poetry, but this story was properly fitted with the prose Emma chose.
I really enjoyed the 3 women, Annette, Julia and Milena, though I appreciate Milena's no-bullshit attitude most.
Definitely a quick read, but a good one.
5/5
Recommend? Yes!
My Opinion:
A unique way of telling the story of 3 women and how they connect in the end. Usually I prefer verse poetry, but this story was properly fitted with the prose Emma chose.
I really enjoyed the 3 women, Annette, Julia and Milena, though I appreciate Milena's no-bullshit attitude most.
Definitely a quick read, but a good one.
5/5
Recommend? Yes!
Review: Three Women: A Poetic Triptych and Selected Poems (review by Tara at Heyxtara.blogspot.com)
Review:
It’s not often I read poetry, but when I was asked to review this, I was intrigued, and I thought I’d go for it. Firstly, I have to admit, I had no idea what a ‘Triptych’ was, and I figured that it was as good a starting point as any, so I looked it up. Basically, a triptych is a work of art which is split into three pieces, often with the centre piece being the largest. I have to admit, this intrigued me even more, and let me tell you, this is definitely a work of art.
The first fold of this is entitled introductions – and does exactly what it says on the tin, in what I perceived to be beautiful prose. It offers small snapshots into the tragic lives of the women it describes which are both poignant and heartfelt.
The second section (Impressions) again circles through women, each dealing with the issues discussed in the piece in individual ways. The third fold (Connections) brings the events of the previous two sections together, and I think this was the part that really got me thinking. For me, it made me realize that there are probably more to people than you first perceive, and that people deal with things in different ways.
Following this, there are several poems, which also broach fairly sensitive and/or controversial subjects, but again, it’s like a snapshot into the mind of the people it’s describing. It’s all written about with such succinct thought, I’m sure it would be difficult for anyone to find offensive.
As I said, I don’t know an awful lot about poetry, but as far as I’m concerned, this was both thought provoking and well written. I’d recommend this to anyone who has even a slight interest in poetry, and probably to some of those who don’t. Of course, it’s a fairly sensitive subject, but it’s written about with such a level of care and compassion, it feels very personal and because of that, it’s very thought provoking.
In terms of giving this a rating, I’m not using my normal rating scale, because somehow that just doesn’t seem right for this kind of work – my scale works well on novels and novellas, but probably isn’t applicable to poetry. So all I’m going to say is that I’d recommend reading this – just beautiful.
It’s not often I read poetry, but when I was asked to review this, I was intrigued, and I thought I’d go for it. Firstly, I have to admit, I had no idea what a ‘Triptych’ was, and I figured that it was as good a starting point as any, so I looked it up. Basically, a triptych is a work of art which is split into three pieces, often with the centre piece being the largest. I have to admit, this intrigued me even more, and let me tell you, this is definitely a work of art.
The first fold of this is entitled introductions – and does exactly what it says on the tin, in what I perceived to be beautiful prose. It offers small snapshots into the tragic lives of the women it describes which are both poignant and heartfelt.
The second section (Impressions) again circles through women, each dealing with the issues discussed in the piece in individual ways. The third fold (Connections) brings the events of the previous two sections together, and I think this was the part that really got me thinking. For me, it made me realize that there are probably more to people than you first perceive, and that people deal with things in different ways.
Following this, there are several poems, which also broach fairly sensitive and/or controversial subjects, but again, it’s like a snapshot into the mind of the people it’s describing. It’s all written about with such succinct thought, I’m sure it would be difficult for anyone to find offensive.
As I said, I don’t know an awful lot about poetry, but as far as I’m concerned, this was both thought provoking and well written. I’d recommend this to anyone who has even a slight interest in poetry, and probably to some of those who don’t. Of course, it’s a fairly sensitive subject, but it’s written about with such a level of care and compassion, it feels very personal and because of that, it’s very thought provoking.
In terms of giving this a rating, I’m not using my normal rating scale, because somehow that just doesn’t seem right for this kind of work – my scale works well on novels and novellas, but probably isn’t applicable to poetry. So all I’m going to say is that I’d recommend reading this – just beautiful.
Review: Three Women: A Poetic Triptych and Selected Poems by Emma Eden Ramos (review by Bethan at thepiecesofme.co.uk)
I was approached by Emma Eden Ramos with regard to her chapbook and asked if I’d like to review it, of course I’d never say no! I’ve not read any poetry for quite awhile so it was refreshing to get the chance to give it a go.
In Three Women we’re presented with three different stories told in three parts, all of which seem to have some connection to each other, most prominently in their depiction of womanhood. The first section (Introductions) gives the reader a short introductory view of the three women in question: Annette, Julia and Milena. Each tells their story in their own separate poem and we’re introduced to their tragic situation and circumstances. In the middle section (Impressions) we see the three women handling their separate circumstances and the tragedies which befall and in the final section (Conclusions) the events in the first two sections are brought to a concluding point. After this main Three Women section, we’re offered a selection of Ramos’ other poems which, although well-written and worth reading, seem a bit out of place after the main piece. This doesn’t detract from my interest in them but they seem oddly tacked onto the end.
Anyway, what did I think? I think it’s interesting to see an ancient Greek “form” being used for an extremely modern subject matter and Ramos is able to deftly use an interesting concept to get across her stories. I think the ultimate power of these poems lies in the fact that they tell full life stories and I was personally able to feel like the characters were identifiable, real people much like the feeling I like to get from a good novel.
Definitely worth a read.
In Three Women we’re presented with three different stories told in three parts, all of which seem to have some connection to each other, most prominently in their depiction of womanhood. The first section (Introductions) gives the reader a short introductory view of the three women in question: Annette, Julia and Milena. Each tells their story in their own separate poem and we’re introduced to their tragic situation and circumstances. In the middle section (Impressions) we see the three women handling their separate circumstances and the tragedies which befall and in the final section (Conclusions) the events in the first two sections are brought to a concluding point. After this main Three Women section, we’re offered a selection of Ramos’ other poems which, although well-written and worth reading, seem a bit out of place after the main piece. This doesn’t detract from my interest in them but they seem oddly tacked onto the end.
Anyway, what did I think? I think it’s interesting to see an ancient Greek “form” being used for an extremely modern subject matter and Ramos is able to deftly use an interesting concept to get across her stories. I think the ultimate power of these poems lies in the fact that they tell full life stories and I was personally able to feel like the characters were identifiable, real people much like the feeling I like to get from a good novel.
Definitely worth a read.
Review: Three Women: A Poetic Triptych and Selected Poems by Emma Eden Ramos (review by Harvee at Book Dilettante)
The poems in this chapbook, a small book of verse, deal mostly with family tragedies that affect three women - Annette, a psychotherapist, and her daughter Julia, and a Croatian immigrant, Milena. The poems about them compose the Triptych of the chapbook's title. The poems are moving, each woman revealing herself and her history in her words, reflecting on the tragedy of their stories.