Seeded Puffs [Paperback]

Cherise Wyneken (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2000

Cherise Wyneken ponders the origins of the universe and the creation of man in this speculative collection of poetry. (Poetry)

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Dry Bones Press (April 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1883938848
• ISBN-13: 978-1883938840
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,473,650 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Spirituality in the everyday, November 27, 2000

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Olivia Boler, author of YEAR OF THE SMOKE GIRL (Bay Area, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seeded Puffs (Paperback)

The poems of Cherise Wyneken explore the issues of the quotidian--a falling leaf, a moment in prayer. The images are simple yet true. A beautiful collection.

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Collection, December 4, 2004

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Skylar Hamilton Burris "Skylar" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seeded Puffs (Paperback)

Seeded Puffs contains approximately 100 poems, an impressive number for any verse collection. Wyneken makes masterful use of alliteration, anaphora, and other rhetorical devices. The imagery is well-formed and often original, but the author relies on this particular poetic device rather heavily. After much use, imagery--no matter how well-drawn--eventually ceases to have an impact. As a reader, I look for poems that move me, that stun me into contemplation. I find several in this series. "I Thirst" is a powerful reflection on Christ's dying words. "Like a Thief in the Night?" inspires the reader to consider whether "the trumpet's final blast" might leave him "drowning in the wake of [his] own plans." Other poems that gave me real cause to pause include "Cutting Facts," "Keeper of the Keys," "The Shining" (despite its presumption that evolution is fact rather than theory), and "Waters of Life."

Many of Wyneken's poems break out from the dull, unvarying flow of much modern free verse into fine rhythmic cadences. Two examples are "Voices Red as Wine" and "In the Eye of the Storm." There are also lines that leap off the page and cry for consideration: "The Father's rules of right and wrong / tied in hopeless knot." There is a bit of liberal, propagandistic moralizing to be waded through here and there, but I think people of all political persuasion will find much to admire in this volume.

5.0 out of 5 stars Images, June 15, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Seeded Puffs (Paperback)

An excellent collection of broadly varying images, provoking memories, feelings and reflection. Some with messages, some fun, and many evoking personal reaction. A worthwhile read. An excellent book to share.