{"id":16950,"date":"2023-10-09T13:38:14","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T19:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=16950"},"modified":"2023-10-09T13:38:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T19:38:14","slug":"the-shape-of-darkness-the-shadow-of-death-poems-by-jon-trovato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=16950","title":{"rendered":"The Shape of Darkness The Shadow of Death: Poems by Jon Trovato"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Exquisitely lyrical and tender\u2026 A striking collection.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trovato\u2019s latest is a collection of poems driven by his own experiences, enduring memories, and present-day concerns. Divided into four sections, these sharp poems combine melancholic pain, sensitivity, and resilience. With an eye for description and imagery\u2014\u201cConcentrating on\/ the high canopy\/ in a tropical forest\/ at midday under\/ a rare full sun\/ with moisture\/ from an\/ overnight rain\/ glinting like tiny\/ captive stars\/ caused my thoughts\/ to align with\/ the light show\/ in the treetops\/ while pain\/ settled into\/ a manageable\/ throb and staying\/ alive seemed not\/ only desirable but\/ also possible again\/ even if all\/ of it was simply\/ wishful thinking\u201d\u2014Trovato\u2019s writing unfolds lyrically. \u201cWHEN RESIGNATION IS ADOPTED\u201d examines the long-lasting impact of trauma. \u201cTRIGGERING\u201d talks about societal pressures as a person tries to heal. \u201cA NEW RESOLVE\u201d stresses how \u201cbelief\/ in your own judgment\/ remains the only proven\/ way to survive\u201d whereas \u201cSIGNS\u201d discusses the initial steps toward healing. Lingering pain and grief reverberate in these striking pages. Yet through the underlying darkness, there is a resilient spirit who stands firm in the face of despair, refusing to give up no matter the circumstances. Ultimately, \u201call life-\/ changing events\/ happen with or\/ without our consent\/ then leave scars\/ and sometimes\/ cause wounds\u201d but addressing these \u201cintelligently over\/ time creating\/ realities” and accepting these as key to destiny is the way forward, Trovato declares. Aimed at YA readers, this sensitive consideration of all that\u2019s life is sure to leave a mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Shape of Darkness The Shadow of Death: Poems<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jon Trovato<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pub date September 28, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ISBN 979-8862368017<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Price $12.00 (USD) Paperback<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Exquisitely lyrical and tender\u2026 A striking collection. Trovato\u2019s latest is a collection of poems driven by his own experiences, enduring memories, and present-day concerns. Divided into four sections, these sharp poems combine melancholic pain, sensitivity, and resilience. With an eye for description and imagery\u2014\u201cConcentrating on\/ the high canopy\/ in a tropical forest\/ at midday under\/ a rare full sun\/ with moisture\/ from an\/ overnight rain\/ glinting like tiny\/ captive stars\/ caused my thoughts\/ to align […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145610851,"featured_media":16951,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[7223,726,91,3328,178,1136176,422,1473,1008073,856121,309,349],"class_list":["post-16950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-author","tag-authors","tag-blogging","tag-book-reviews","tag-books","tag-indie-books","tag-poetry","tag-reading","tag-review-blog","tag-review-website","tag-reviews","tag-writing"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pajKJn-4po","amp_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/7197ijwGjZL._SY425_.jpg?fit=284%2C425&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/145610851"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16950"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16950\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16955,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16950\/revisions\/16955"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}