Stargazing at Noon
by Amanda Torroni
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Pub Date Feb 12 2019 | Archive Date Feb 05 2019
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Description
In this collection, Amanda Torroni expands on her previously published chapbook, Stargazing at Noon, adding over seventy poems and brand-new material. Torroni writes about intimacy, distance, the body, self-doubt, nostalgia, and love—both lost and found. Her poems weave disparate source material into beautiful metaphor; readers are as likely to find Plato and neurological terminology as they are moonlit lovers and broken hearts.
A Note From the Publisher
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781449495619 |
| PRICE | $14.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 144 |
Featured Reviews
Rebekah L, Reviewer
3.5 stars. While I follow Amanda Torroni on Instagram, this is my first experience reading a collection of her writings. She has an amazing way with words and creates such beautiful imagery.
Jeanne E, Reviewer
"i don't write
what i write
to hurt you.
- i write what I write to heal me"
This book is my first read of Amanda Torroni. It deals with love, loss, death, and grief. Her storytelling is amazing with a lot of metaphors and illusions.
I enjoyed this collection even though some of the poems in here, I struggled to understand because it was so hard to read like it was forced or maybe the author's thoughts were just lost in translation. But it was still a good read.
I received a copy of this from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Justine M, Reviewer
Amanda Torroni made me listen to classical music while reading this book. And it was an uplifting experience for me.
Stargazing at Noon was such a lyrical book for me. It had managed to blend the atmospheric and theme; the universe, kismet, fate, science, astrology, art, history, to the closest take of a slice of life. From these tales of life and blending it all together with love, loss, grief, and joy. It’s eloquence shows, nothing forced.
It was wonderfully articulate; which makes it like it is easy to relate with even of an inexperienced area as a reader. That state of feeling of understanding what the piece is conveying and through wonderful subject matters. To sum it simply the metaphors used was on point.
Sherri S, Reviewer
Torroni sticks well to the notion of stargazing throughout this poem collection. As she ponders topics of love, sometimes writing to the loved one, she returns to imagery of the cosmos, of lightness and darkness. She writes about mental health in nature metaphors. Not all of this poetry is as straightforward as that of Lang Leav, for example, but it is worth the energy to sit with it.
Shannon T, Reviewer
🌟🌟🌟🌟/5
I was provided with the ARC by netgalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
"Things I learned from the moon: at times you may feel like a sliver of yourself. There is beauty in this too.
This is a beautiful book of poetry with most poems being analogy of space, stars, the moon or the tides. The poems are of love, loss, death and grief and are so well written. Most of the poetry is quiet long but it is a wonderful read.
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