Poet Devrie Paradowski
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| Ms. Paradowski's Credentials ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thomas Edison State College Trenton, New Jersey Graduated: 2006 Degree: Bachelor's Degree Major: Science, or psychology, or liberal studies Minor: Communications University Of Maryland-University College Adelphi, Maryland Graduated: 2006 Degree: Associate's Degree Major: Liberal Studies |
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| Excerpts From Ms. Paradowski's Book ~~~~~~~~ Childhood In Mondex I picked berries from sticker weeds that grew a crab-grass road. My family planted cedar trees on Christmas, rode in a pick up truck through tractor scratched roads for fun. We went to bars on Saturdays; my mother got so drunk she'd call me a whore. We waited in welfare lines with the other families who wore stained T-shirts played Monopoly and ate salted garden tomatoes, and had nightly dinner discussions about whether Jesus was really an alien or if anyone really landed on the moon. On Sundays we pulled weeds and planted trees that became history posts in our yards- and when that was done we'd sit on our porch that dad built and watch the sun turn golden the shadowy needles of the Mondex pines. Poncho's Grave Clean wooden white sign in the hard grey earth webbed with blood red pine needles A chewed pine cone, the core bright orange, from which a pine seed falls-and the deflated soccer ball |
~~~ Reviews ~~~ A Ray Squeezed Through is much more then a collection of thoughts captured by paper and ink. Upon each page you will find a place in time letting you breathe and sense this world created with written words. I have read many books and have never come across such a heartfelt tribute to a father; it is this honest respect that leaves me with nothing but praise for this fine collection. I look forward to many more published works from this author simply because it is the type of writing that leaves you thinking long after the book is closed and its pages read. Tim Reedy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I bought the book and I highly recommend it to anyone. I just love it. I keep it on my desk at all times. The author has written poetry that is gritty, honest and touching. "Childhood in Mondex" is riveting and earthy. You can feel it, smell it- live it with her. The last poem "For You Dad" is very honest and touching. She didn't sugar coat her feelings because of the loss of her father (suddenly making him a Saint)... yet- the love was there, the mourning, the aftermath.. "Every word you said, burrowed deep in my blood".. Oustanding stuff... Beverly J Raffaele |
| More Reviews A reviewer, A poetry enthusiast from Florida., February 2, 2006, An Exposition of Contradictions The imagery in this book of poetry is startling for such an amateur poet. Some of the images are a dark shade of grey, with and odd serpentine sliver of bright white punctuation marks. The collection of poems in this title fit very well into the theme of this little chapbook of poetry, because while some of the poems feel somewhat unfinished, there is a feeling of raw humanity in these words. It is almost as though a ray of light is squeezing through this poet's words. The imagery in some of the poems is very subtle. In 'Milk for my Coffee,' for example, the poet only describes an abandoned, milkless bowl of cereal. I almost dismissed this poem as a horrid attempt at a Williams Carlos Williams styled poem until I realized that the poet was lamenting over not having any milk for the coffee. She writes, 'The sugar sparkled/ like dry snow-' What an interesting way to document frustration, to make such a thing almost appear beautful. |
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