You Beckon [Paperback]

Peggy Eldridge-Love (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2002

There are many goose bumps, bursts of laughter, nods, "ah" moments and probably some unexpected tears in store for the readers of You Beckon. Both thoughtful and thought-provoking, Peggy's poetry seeps into your soul and awakens your spirit.

Editorial Reviews

Review

 Mahogany Book Club Review:

You Beckon" By Peggy Eldridge Love, is a collection of voices: A young girl, an old man, a worried wife, a soldier, a cosmopolitan and a lover as well as many others. All within the pages of this fine collection of poetry Eldridge Love handles many characters and gives them clarity and dignity that is rare in voices.
The poems work because the reader can connect with them and relate, living vicariously through their losses and victories.
The majority of Eldrdge Love poems succeed because they evoke a satisfying emotional response. It is one thing to write a well crafted poem that follows the rules of poetry, another to make a poem that touches the soul.
from " Repertoire"
I gave up wanting long ago
Believing that i bargained away
all hope of arms that might hold
eyes that could see
ears that wanted to hear
the repertoire of my soul.
Eldridge Love's poems are direct enough to draw the reader in. Complicated enough to hold the their interest. Love sports a fiskle intellect. But she doesn't put herself on a pedestal. She wants you to come into her world of words, which are often deep, always provocative and razor sharp in their brevity. Her family poem's " My Father" are snap shots of a Black girls life in Kansas who describes herself as a "hick", but don't be fooled by Eldridge Love's modesty. These poems are the documentation of a creative force at work.

Erren.G.Kelly

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

About the Author

Peggy Eldridge-Love is a poet and playwright. You Beckon is her first book. Her poetry has appeared online in Circle Magazine and Cayuse Press Book of Remembrance II. In print her work appears in Circle Publications "9-11 Poetry - Reflections on the September 11th Tragedy," a chapbook to benefit the Red Cross. Both the Wild Poetry Forum and The Critical Poets Poetry Forum nominated her poetry to the Interboard Poetry Competition (IBPC) in 2002.

Peggy has been a featured poet at FYOS, The Poets Niche, and Chaotic Dreams. Additionally, the world premier staged reading of her play, The Knoll Frames, was presented by the Unicorn Theatre (produced and directed by Cynthia Levin) in Kansas City, Missouri in June of 2002.

Peggy majored in Liberal Arts at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and has been vice president of an office supply firm she owns with her husband in Kansas City since 1988. She is also the creator and publisher of Nudgies® Greeting Cards and gift products. She is a member of the Black Writers Alliance, the Organization of Black Screenwriters and founder/moderator of an online forum, Black Synergy.

Product Details

• Paperback: 88 pages
• Publisher: Write on Writers (September 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971943303
• ISBN-13: 978-0971943308
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,542,887 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Peggy Eldridge-Love is a baby-boomer born in Kansas City, Kansas at a time when the sky for the American dream was without a ceiling. She is a poet, playwright, screenwriter and novelist, but enjoys the visual arts as well as a doll-maker, jewelry designer, fabric artist and greeting card designer.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Poignant Must Have Poetry Collection..., January 18, 2004

By 

Linda "Princess Dominique" Grosvenor (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: You Beckon (Paperback)

Being a poet at heart I must highly recommend You Beckon by Peggy Eldridge-Love. They say poetry is subjective but I beg to differ, "First Fruits: A Wedding Lullaby," "Cold Fever," "Wall Flower" and "Go" (a simple yet urgent plea) just to name a few herald the love and appreciation of this collection. Peggy has a sweet way with words that carress you as you read like waves on an ocean vacation. I love the memories as if they were my own. I look forward to reading additional volumes of poetry from this wordsmith. You've gotta get a copy. This is a must for every collection.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless, May 19, 2004

By 

M. LaVora Perry (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: You Beckon (Paperback)

I feel fortunate to have been recently introduced to the poetry of Peggy Eldridge-Love. Her work does not provide easy, comfortable reading, but rather familar places, people and memories that figuratively beckon the reader to take a closer look at the tender ache that may wait beneath the surface of the ordinary. Through Eldridge's artistry, common contemporary scenes and themes of our shared recent history take on a new dimension. Her collection is filled with timeless peices that you'll want to read and read again.

M. LaVora Perry,
Author of "Taneesha's Treasures of the Heart"

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Creative Force At Work, February 1, 2004

By 

Mahogany Book Club "Mahogany Media Review" (Albany, N.Y.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: You Beckon (Paperback)

" You Beckon" By Peggy Eldridge Love, is a collection of voices: A young girl, an old man, a worried wife, a soldier, a cosmopolitan and a lover as well as many others. All within the pages of this fine collection of poetry Eldridge Love handles many characters and gives them clarity and dignity that is rare in voices.
The poems work because the reader can connect with them and relate, living vicariously through their losses and victories.
The majority of Eldrdge Love poems succeed because they evoke a satisfying emotional response. It is one thing to write a well crafted poem that follows the rules of poetry, another to make a poem that touches the soul.
from " Repertoire"
I gave up wanting long ago
Believing that i bargained away
all hope of arms that might hold
eyes that could see
ears that wanted to hear
the repertoire of my soul.
Eldridge Love's poems are direct enough to draw the reader in. Complicated enough to hold the their interest. Love sports a fiskle intellect. But she doesn't put herself on a pedestal. She wants you to come into her world of words, which are often deep, always provocative and razor sharp in their brevity. Her family poem's " My Father" are snap shots of a Black girls life in Kansas who describes herself as a "hick", but don't be fooled by Eldridge Love's modesty. These poems are the documentation of a creative force at work.

Erren.G.Kelly