Solomon, Hayley Ann
Celestial Promise
- ISBN 13:
- 9789888228737
- author:
- Solomon, Hayley Ann
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Proverse Hong Kong
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 162
- Dimensions:
- 21.6 x 14 x 0.9 centimetres (0.2
- Genre:
- Poetry, Australian & Oceanian, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Celestial Promise is a poignant collection of poetry that spans over half a lifetime. Hayley Ann Solomon's work explores themes of excellence, immortality, love, and social justice, weaving together lyrical ballads, sonnets, elegies, haiku, and snippets of verse with existential philosophy and social commentary.
The poems in this collection cycle through sequences of contrasting moods, from the darkest moments to zeniths of joy. Solomon's use of sound-play, including consonance, assonance, alliteration, echoes, and rhyme, creates a rich and euphonic style that evokes a sense of lyricism despite its broad diversity of topics.
The collection takes its title from the celestial body that has inspired it, and is structured around the phases of the moon. This lunar calendar provides a sense of order to the meaningful journey through the human condition, inviting readers to reflect on themes of transience and the cyclical nature of life.
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