An anthology of poems exploring the depth and breadth of human emotion. Poetry lends itself to exploring the vast array of human emotion and Stories Heard from the Heart’s Whisper reflects this with its collection of poems in varying styles and structures broken up into ten different chapters. The poems included in this anthology vary in style and structure from multiple pages of verse to quick flashes of feeling. I loved the imagery in ‘Mirror of the Past’, the concept of the eyes as mirrors instead of their usual metaphorical comparison to windows felt really strong, and added impact to the focus on the eye and mind's ability to reflect and look back, but not see forward into the future. The line in ‘Ageing in Face but not in Dream’, “We don’t ever grow up / We just look older” still resonated with me even after I’d finished reading the rest of the poems. The structure of this anthology allows you to explore each poem one by one, from cover to cover, or to explore a chapter at a time, the collection of poems connected to that chapter’s focus. This is an expansive anthology filled with feeling and great for poetry fans.
What stories would your heart tell if only it had a voice? In what memories would your soul live if only it had a choice? In Dyson Russell’s second anthological collection of poetry he seeks to gift the power of words to the heart and soul… allowing for dramatic exploration of the depths of human emotion and experience through the guise of the unconscious – the inner spirit. Uniquely structured, and broken into ten chapters, Russell uses his penchant for poetic narrative to tell a story that is truly whispered from the secrets of the heart. Take the quest, and walk side by side your soul, as you uncover ‘Stories Heard From the Heart’s Whisper’.
