Whiskey Words & a Shovel I

Just over a year ago I wrote this short review:

Last month I reviewed R H Sin's Whiskey, Words, and a Shovel II. I was so impressed with the work that I ordered this collection. Sin sticks to what his does best -- hard-hitting, brutally honest, emotional, and pertinent poetry. There are no wasted words in his writing and no missed meanings. Just an outstanding work.

The new release will make many people happy. I have been asked more than once to sell my copy of this book. It was such a hit that when the first printing sold out, or before that, the price skyrocketed. This revised edition contain the same punch and emotion as the first edition. For all the people that missed the first edition, you now have a second chance.

Available May 2, 2017

As anticipated, this book of poetry was a rare treat for my soul! These words possess such depth and meaning! What a talented writer with this ability to convey all our human emotions!

Reading this poetry book was a pleasure after all. The poet didn't leave the feeling of broken in oblivion but recorded nearly each emotion. Many poems recalls and echoes with reader's emotion and experience. However, as a literary work, it lacks a kind of depth, and leaves a trace of tweet and modern fast food like consuming taste. It could be more aesthetic in that sense.

The poet has a catchy mind, very sharp. Some short poems are very to the point, showing a broken heart from its roots. Like it.

This is a solid collection of poetry that can be appreciated by anyone who has ever been through a bit of heartache and those who are needing a reminder that you will recover. No matter what.
Some of the pieces are really short, only a couple lines, and feel more like random thoughts than poems. Some of them are STELLAR and hit you right in the feels. The writing is simple and honest. There is no dressing things up for the sake of pretty words. If anything, these pieces have been stripped down to their bare bones and they benefit from it.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the free digital copy for review.

Simple yet deep.

r.h. Sin writes poetry that touches the reader's soul, makes a connection.

Many people hate poetry. They think it is a bunch of fancy words that require a cypher to decode the meaning. Full of metaphors, similes, and metered verse they just don't appeal to the average person.

Then you get the haters that think poetry has to be stuffy and appear in some obscure literary journal to have merit.

So when it comes to poetry you get the people that avoid poetry in general, people that avoid anything "non-literary", and people like me who appreciate the words whether they are fancy verse or free flowing thoughts.

Sin's poems appeal to poetry lovers like me who enjoy the words and meaning and he is appealing to hybrid fans- those who never really cared for poetry but find meaning in his words.

Sin connects with the average person because his poetry can be deep, profound...yet the words are simple and easy to understand.

Stark, blunt, they reach out and grab you.

Things we all feel, put into words we can all understand.

Simple. Exquisite.

Lines that go stright to the heart with no wasted words.

Thank you to Netgalley, Andrews McMeel Publishing, and r.h. Sin for the chance to read and review this ARC;

A follower of Sin’s poems on instagram, I jumped so hard and so fast at the ability to get a first read of this book in before it went to publication (and straight from reading I ran to pre-order myself a copy of this book so I could own it as well).

These poem are knock-down, drag-out, brutally honest, emotional and messy where needed, and so clearly something everyone everywhere can sympathize with the feelings and situations of being caught in while figuring out relationships.

I feel like poetry is the perfect medium to talk about how finding ourselves and loving ourselves first and foremost, is the most important part of ever having any other kind of relationships in our lives. That to understand ourselves is to give us the first stepping stones to truly understand others, and to leave spaces open to learn to understand about them the things that aren’t like ourselves.

Bravi, I will be following and collecting this author hopefully for years to come.

I had heard so many great things about this book from the first edition and was so excited to get a chance to read the revised edition and it did not disappoint! This stirred so many different emotions in me and I loved how the author went back and forth between the highs and lows with each poem.

A fantastic poetry collection featuring quiet and loud topics!

An awesome collection of poetry. Can't wait to read II and III parts in this trilogy. I would recommend it to every poetry lover.