Sensorial: A Poetry Collection Paperback – May 17, 2022

by Carolyne Van Der Meer (Author)

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Inanna Publications (May 17, 2022)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 100 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1771338903
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1771338905
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4 ounces
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.3 x 7.5 inches

• Best Sellers Rank: #8,761,363 in Books

Reviewed by LB Sedlacek

Van Der Meer uses “Navigation,” “Exploration,” and “Connection” to divide sections in her newest poetry collection.  It gives a hint of what this gifted author plans to share in her poems.  In her poem “Finding Atlantis” she searches for her own Atlantis.  Who hasn’t dreamed of finding this mythical land?  Her poems seem intent on examining the human condition.  From the poem “The Strength of Dragons”: “I bound those dragon’s jaws apart / brought you back a vanished spring / slipped a cheap hastily bought ring / onto your finger / the night before I vanished / into execution’s lair.

About the Author

Carolyne Van Der Meer is a journalist, public relations professional and university lecturer who has published articles, essays, short stories and poems internationally. Her first book, Motherlode: A Mosaic of Dutch Wartime Experience, was published by Wilfrid Laurier University Press in 2014, and her second book, a collection of poetry entitled Journeywoman, was published in 2017 (Inanna Publications). A third book, for which she translated her own poems into French, Heart of Goodness: The Life of Marguerite Bourgeoys in 30 Poems Du coeur à l'âme: La vie de Marguerite Bourgeoys en 30 poèmes, was published by Guernica in 2020. Sensorial is her third full-length poetry collection. Carolyne lives in Montreal, Quebec.

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~LB Sedlacek’s latest poetry book is “Ghost Policy.”  She is also the author of the poetry collections “I’m No ROBOT,” “Simultaneous Submissions,” “Swim,” “Words and Bones,” and “The Poet Next Door.”  Her non-fiction books include “The Poet Protection Plan,” “The Traveling Postcard,” and “Electric Melt.”  Her short story collection is entitled “Four Thieves of Vinegar & Other Short Stories.”  www.lbsedlacek.com