Title: The Sound of Falling Things: Broken Pieces Volume 1
Author: Julian Dickinson (“Wordz the Poet”)
Genre: Poetry
Publishing House: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publishing Date: March 21, 2013
Pages: 62
Synopsis: “The Sound of Falling Things” is an artistic look into some of the romantic situations I’ve (Julian’s) been in. One might call this collection of poetry “the romantic misadventures of a daydreaming poet.” Each piece is written free verse and placed in this book in the manner in which it was intended to be performed.” (Taken from the back)
Review
This is the first book published by a good friend of mine, Julian. Having said that, I want it to be known that my review/opinion of this book is not influence by the fact that I know the author or that I am in his shout-out section. I purchased the book just like everyone else.
As soon as I opened the book, I was immediately intrigued by the way it is formatted. The first section uses colors, different fonts, and various spacing to add a bit of an artistic flair. The second section is set up like a standard poetry book would. I found myself reading the poems out loud after I had read them over because there is a flow to it that he suggests in the way he structures it. Certain colors punctuate certain words. As an artist, I really like how he did that.
A few of my favorite pieces would have to be “Cou(tor)ture”, “She Kissed Me”, and “Iridescence (part 2).” There’s just something about each of those pieces that call to me. The last is definitely my favorite of all. I believe the first one was the first piece I had ever read of his. I remember when he sent it to me. He said it was about an ex of his.
Even though I really like what he did to first half, I’m not sure of the purpose of repeating a couple of the poems in the second section. I found that a little odd and repetitious. I also thought he could have mixed up the topics a bit, but maybe we’ll see more in his next installment.
Overall, he has his own style that tends to work for him. There’s always a few misses, but his work in this book is consistently good. I’m not sure how he would do as a “traditional poet”, but he does well with writing in free verse.
If my review has peaked your interest and you want to purchase a copy for yourself, you can find it here or here.
Also, If you would like to know more about Wordz, then you can check out his Youtube channel and blog.
Later,
