{"id":9726,"date":"2021-09-25T20:03:51","date_gmt":"2021-09-26T00:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/?p=9726"},"modified":"2021-09-27T08:55:41","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T12:55:41","slug":"book-review-leaf-memories-carol-farnsworth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/book-review-leaf-memories-carol-farnsworth\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaf Memories – Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Leaf Memories – <\/em>Book Review<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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Cover of Leaf Memories – a book of poetry by Carol lFarnsworth, 2021.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Review by Lynda McKinney Lambert<\/p>\n

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Chapbook by Carol Farnsworth<\/p>\n

DLD Books, 2021<\/p>\n

ISBN 9798543672402<\/p>\n

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Carol divided her first published chapbook into a readable and logical Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring format.<\/p>\n

All- together, her collection features thirty-four poems.<\/p>\n

Nature is the star as Carol writes her way through an entire year-long journey.<\/p>\n

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In her opening section, Summer, she\u00a0 presents the reader with four haiku poems .\u00a0 (page 11).\u00a0 All are on one page but each could stand alone on a separate page quite well.\u00a0 The opening poem is “Dandelions.”\u00a0 She presents this flower to us and it feels\u00a0 almost like I could reach out and touch the flower in her hand. Also the presentation of this haiku is elegant.<\/p>\n

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wild flowers<\/em><\/p>\n

gathered in my youth<\/em><\/p>\n

sun bouquet<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In \u201cBenediction,\u201d the poet sits on her porch and listens to the sounds that surround her. I wonder just what kind of bird she is hearing and what insect is making the morning music.<\/p>\n

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The chorus swells.<\/em><\/p>\n

My coffee cools as the rising sun warms my cheeks.<\/em><\/p>\n

I smile at this morning benediction.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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In \u201cFall” section\u00a0 I admire the poet\u2019s eye for more prolonged focuses on the specific object. Here, despite\u00a0 personal vision challenges, Carol sees the Sumac tree with keen awareness.\u00a0 Intuition is in partnership with her senses. The reader is given a treat in the careful formatting of this poem uncluttered by punctuation and capitalization. The poems are clean, and spare, exactly as they should be.<\/p>\n

Two of the three poems on this page show awareness and magic of creating a pure form when writing exquisite Japanese haiku.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSumac\u201d is the opening poem of the \u201cFall\u201d section, and carol brings clarity and appreciation of the beauty of this tree in the autumn season and this magnificent fall tree. The Sumac is my favorite tree in the late fall when it is a blazing scarlet-red color.<\/em><\/p>\n

This poem gets a standing ovation! What a way to begin this section.<\/p>\n

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In Carol\u2019s \u201cWinter\u201d section, the poem \u201cAlone with Myself\u201d feels private, solitary, and meditative.\u00a0\u00a0This poem is carefully crafted and moves the reader through the experiences of being alone on a wintry slope and the anticipation of skiing. This poem is the highlight of the collection – it is a gem.<\/p>\n

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As we come to the final section, \u201cSpring,\u201d there is a feeling of reflection and a look back that compares events and situations in her life. Spring can be a season of new beginnings.<\/p>\n

\u201cReflections\u201d brings the reader into Carol\u2019s work, past and present, in a way that is so specific and personal as she examines her thoughts from before and after her sight loss.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Memory of the visual world changes with age,<\/em><\/p>\n

Reforming like a deck of shuffled cards\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

I take a card to see what memory is on top\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

That story is my new reality.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cI recommend this chapbook, Leaf Memories, for gifting during the upcoming holiday season. The poems are appropriate for readers with at least an 8th<\/sup> grade education in English, recommended Grammarly.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

I think the title of the book is perfect. Each season is presented through the poems of Carol Farnsworth.\u00a0 I will also add that there are a number of black and white photo illustrations in this book, and on the cover, that are by Carol\u2019s husband, John. These are \u2018icing on the cake\u2019 \u2013 a delicious serving of poetry and photography.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

~Lynda McKinney Lambert<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Leaf Memories on Amazon_Buy Now<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Leaf Memories on Smashwords_Buy Now<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Leaf Memories, On Kobo_\u00a0Buy Now<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Another Opportunity:<\/em><\/h3>\n

Want to know MORE about Carol Farnsworth and her new chapbook?<\/em><\/h3>\n

\u00a0You may also like to visit Abbie Johnson Taylor’s blog to read another review on Leaf Memories –\u00a0Read it here!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cI recommend this chapbook, Leaf Memories, for gifting during the upcoming holiday season. The poems are appropriate for readers with at least an 8th grade education in English, recommended Grammarly.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I think the title of the book is perfect. Each season is presented through the poems of Carol Farnsworth.\u00a0 I will also add that there are a number of black and white photo illustrations in this book, and on the cover, that are by Carol\u2019s husband, John. These are \u2018icing on the cake\u2019 \u2013 a delicious serving of poetry and photography.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

~Lynda McKinney Lambert<\/p>\n Continue reading →<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9730,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trusting-god"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Leaf-Memories.jpg?fit=1600%2C2400&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4gbwn-2wS","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16367,"url":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/autumn-reading-leaf-memories\/","url_meta":{"origin":9726,"position":0},"title":"Autumn Reading & Gifting – Leaf Memories","author":"Lynda Lambert","date":"December 1, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Books are missionaries!\u00a0 They travel to places we cannot go, and they minister to people we will never meet in person.\u00a0 We never know the distance a book will travel or the many people who will read it.\u00a0 A gift of a book is a gift of generosity and faith...\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "#Trusting God"","block_context":{"text":"#Trusting God","link":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/category\/trusting-god\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/FallPhoto_Leaf-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/FallPhoto_Leaf-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/FallPhoto_Leaf-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/FallPhoto_Leaf-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/FallPhoto_Leaf-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7700,"url":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/more-garden-songs-showcase\/","url_meta":{"origin":9726,"position":1},"title":"More Garden Songs: Showcase","author":"Lynda Lambert","date":"August 7, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Lynda McKinney Lambert's newest book is featured by editor, Charles Portolano, publisher of The Weekly Avocet: A Journal of Nature Poetry. 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