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Manila Review Winter 2005 Jan Feb Mar Table of Contents Editorial Poetry Poem Reviews Book Reviews Interviews Person of Year 2004 Book Ads

1. Book Review by Andrew Angus Title of Poetry Book: "Tears rolling from the heartstring" Author: Randy L. Redmond Published by: Author House Place of publication: Indiana, USA Pages: 98 pp ISBN:1-4184-9287-6 Price: US$ 11.95 (paperback)   US$ 3.95 (ebook) Format: Paperback and E-book

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Randy L. Redmond's poetry book is a work of art. He writes his poetry like a lyrics of a country song or a romantic ballad. He likes to write poems about nature and romance. Many of his poems revolve around a female character who is either his first girlfriend, past girlfriend, lady of his dreams, breaking up with a girlfriend, reconciling with a girlfriend, dating a girl, a lady longing for love, distance love affair with a lady, etc.  The book is filled with heterosexual romance. Redmond finished banking in college but he writes poetry very well. Ladies might  find themselves in one of the female characters in the  romantic poems of Randy. This book is an excellent  gift for Valentine's Day or any occasion.

You can read Randy L. Redmond's poems here in Manila Review. Manila Review - Winter 2005 -  Poetry Section. You can buy Randy L. Redmond's book at: a. Author House b. Email Randy at: ran66man@mchsi.com c. Muses Review Store (www.musesreview.org)

2. Short Book Review by Andrew Angus Title of Poetry Book: "Phonetical Imagery" Author: Mark Stellinga Published by: Zephyr Place of publication: Iowa, Iowa,  USA Pages: 150 ISBN: Price: US$ 15.95 (paperback)  plus shipping 4$ Format: Paperback

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Mark Stellinga's book Phonetical Imagery has 67 poems written in traditional poetic style, that is, metered and rhymed. His poems touch on different topics ranging from sports to business to nature to Christmas to love to technology. Mark like to write narrative poems (that is story telling poems)  about different topics from baseball, basketball, fishing, billiards,  mountain climbing, antique business, camping, four seasons, etc. If you like sports and the antique business, you will surely like to read Mark's poetry book. You can buy Mark's book at store of Manila Review and Muses Review (www.musesreview.org) and his personal website www.billiard-antiques.com

3. Short Book Review by Andrew Angus Title of Poetry Book: "The Beginning of the Tumbling" (2004) Author: Katie Davis-Steward Published by: Trafford Place of publication: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Pages: 99 ISBN: Price: US$ 14.95 (paperback) plus shipping of $3.50  Format: Paperback

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Katie's book "The Beginning of the Tumbling" is her first book of poems. It  is a collection of free verse poems. The themes or topics of her poems are memories of different phases of her life from grade school to high school to college and married life. Her poems are snapshopts of memories about her siblings, parents, grandparents, family life and her own life as a poet.  Some of her poems are poignant, funny, sad and painful. Some of her poems (ex. The Best Cup of Coffee)  in her book  are nominated Muses Review -Best Poem of the Year 2004. You can buy Katie's book at her personal website www.katsu2.biz and in the store of Muses Review (www.musesreview.org/store.html), Amazon, etc.

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