The Tears of Things: Poems

 The Tears of Things: Poems

Reviewed By  Janet Mawdesley       February 19, 2025

 

Author  Catherine Hamrick

Distributor:      Madville Publishing
ISBN:                 978-1963695113
Publisher:         Madville Publishing LLC
Release Date:   February 2025  

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Catherine Hamrick uses the medium of poetry to help her through many of life’s challenges, by writing in various formats the emotions deeply felt at that particular moment of time. In her collection of pieces, The Tears of Things, written over a number of years she has captured so many or almost all of the issues faced, thoughts felt and challenges overcome in simple, flowing prose.

Divided into seasons of the year, with an addition, The Fifth Season, which encompasses those different, unusual and accepting times that do not fit into any one ‘box’, so to speak, with each singular piece, one of carefully constructed words as the thoughts, situations and feelings are considered, consulted and arrive, to become a permanent fixture.

Tucked away within the pieces which in essence are sombre, dealing with death, changing relationships and health issues are the witty little pieces such as Fat Tuesday Freeze, the quirky Origami Storm and the slightly rebellious Through Irish Eyes.

These are the hidden gems of life that make the intolerable, tolerable and life slightly less serious. The beautifully written House Finches is more prose than poetry but celebrates the birth of new life, a season a garden emerging from the harshness of winter.

The Tears of Things is not a work to be taken lightly; it is one that should be read carefully, at leisure, piece by piece to allow the sentiment to resonate, offering a time to reflect on the vagaries of life; to accept that all things do eventually pass.

Non Fiction, Poetry, Poetry