One word, one phrase, one poem can change your perspective and open your mind to endless possibilities…
Sometimes all you need is the written word to give you that wisdom, realization or reality check you need. From a man who lives and breathes poetry, This Is Wisdom is a poetic masterpiece gifted to the world, wholeheartedly.
Inside this poetry book, you’ll:
Explore a collection of deeply meaningful poems – all you need to be is receptive to find and embrace the meaning
Relish in the timeless elegance of classic free-verse style
Experience every aspect of life as you confront the raw reality of life in poems like "Why Expect The Worst - When You Can Expect The Least?” and get the motivation to keep moving with others like “No Matter What - They Do To Us” and more
Through the poems in this book, Ronnell Beaty becomes the voice of the unheard, the thoughts of the unspoken, and the heartbeats of the unacknowledged.
For in these words, beneath the poet's pen, lies the wisdom of truth for both women and men.
One word, one phrase, one poem can change your perspective and open your mind to endless possibilities…
Sometimes all you need is the written word to give you that wisdom, realization or reality check you need. From a man who lives and breathes poetry, This Is Wisdom is a poetic masterpiece gifted to the world, wholeheartedly.
Inside this poetry book, you’ll:
Explore a collection of deeply meaningful poems – all you need to be is receptive to find and embrace the meaning
Relish in the timeless elegance of classic free-verse style
Experience every aspect of life as you confront the raw reality of life in poems like "Why Expect The Worst - When You Can Expect The Least?” and get the motivation to keep moving with others like “No Matter What - They Do To Us” and more
Through the poems in this book, Ronnell Beaty becomes the voice of the unheard, the thoughts of the unspoken, and the heartbeats of the unacknowledged.
For in these words, beneath the poet's pen, lies the wisdom of truth for both women and men.
This Is Wisdom
This is speech!
Are you listening..?
Can you,
Hear me teach?
This Is Wisdom
And:
Finders keep!
Because:
We are creators,
Who have,
A vision,
Like dream…
This Is Wisdom
Can you,
Say please?
Just:
Be kindful,
And respectful.
Like:
You know,
How to be.
This Is Wisdom
Let’s all,
Think peace.
For this world.
And:
For all humanity…
This Is Wisdom
For the people!
Let’s not,
Think evil!
Because:
Thoughts,
Can control,
Our actions.
So:
Can we,
Think peaceful?
This Is Wisdom
And,
God:
Created us equal.
So:
Can we,
Just live life,
And:
Keep it simple?
And then say:
This Is Wisdom
For the people!
This is Wisdom: By Understanding My Poetry, is a collection of poems penned by author Ronnell Beaty.
Spanning 244 pages, the poetry collection itself covers around 200 pages. Topics of Beaty's writing includes the spiritual and physical, as the reader transverses the inner workings of the poet's deepest thoughts.
Most of the poems in Beaty's collection are constructed as one line stanzas, with key words or phrases formatted in a bold typeface for added emphasis. This often results in a tone of voice that is either very punchy, or symbolic of the monotony of mundane human thoughts, witnessed strongly in the poem "I Be The First To Listen - And The Last To Speak!". In this poem, Beaty transports readers into the head space of someone stripped of their voice. The deployment of repetition in this poem strikes out acutely across the stanzas, including the lines, "I don't, // Even speak. // I just: // Listen... // I just: // Listen..." Used in this way Beaty's words showcase an individual reduced to boredom, or even submission itself.
While there are some respectable elements of this collection, Beaty's overuse of the same poetic style is repetitive and dry. There is a lack of variety to demonstrate the artistic merit of the author and, by keeping the tone of voice monotonous, it does tend to inspire feelings of boredom within the readership Beaty strives to inspire.
In additional to this, and despite the book presenting itself as quick read, the number of poems in this monosyllabic style becomes hard to overlook. It is what prevents This is Wisdom from inspiring much beyond a stifled yawn. There is talent in Beaty, so potentially the collection would have benefitted from being split into two distinctive books, done so to include more variety of poetic deployments.
A poetry collection driven by passion, This Is Wisdom is executed in a way that sadly feels somewhat lacking.
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