Songs with Our Eyes Closed -

Tyler Kent White

Andrews McMeel Publishing

2018

192 páginas

6h 24m

ISBN-10: 1449486509

"Every thing has its season. For Tyler Kent White, the human condition is no exception to the flux. An existential writer by nature, White explores the full range of emotions with a fearless pen, oscillating effortlessly between the light and dark. His work is largely known for its subtle shifts and unpretentious language, an obvious pain and an undeniable hope. He writes what every heart knows. Love and loss. The highs and lows. His poems are both accessible and universal; it is no wonder that they have been shared across the globe.

It is only fitting, then, that his first collection of poetry, Songs with Our Eyes Closed, should read as a soundtrack of sorts. A record we already know the words to. Regret, despair, love, and hope are all featured instruments in the symphony he has created. There is a certain musicality to his work. A rhythm. A repetition. It is equal parts refrain and overheld note. Crescendos that leave you breathless. The powerful punch of staccatos.

As you read through the collection, you'll notice distinct motifs. The black wolf. The unborn daughter. The absent father. The dead best friend. They come up again and again, like personal archetypes. Like ghosts. They echo through the poems. But are they the haunting or the haunted? Maybe both.