Book Review





Name of the Book: - Red is the Sunrise
Name of the Author: - Linda Imbler
Genre: - Poetry
Year of Publication: - 2019
Publisher: - Independently Published 
ISBN: 9781076170903
Purchase Link: Red is the Sunrise

Red is the Sunrise is a book comprising of 30 poems written by Linda Imbler. The book opens with the poem titled Theros Bequeathes Her Breath to Carpo and closes with the poem titled A Backyard Incident in St. Loius. In a sentence, Red is the Sunrise is a collection of poetry by a woman about women. 

Poems of this collection are loosely structured i.e., to say the lines of the poems are not of equal length, some lines are of 13 syllables while some are of 2 syllables. But poems would give a vivid picture to the readers. With beautiful beginnings and at the same heart capturing endings, Linda Imbler's poems in Red is the Sunrise would give a pleasant thought and at the same time would leave the readers nostalgic. 

In the poem, “Her Movie Script” the speaker’s grandmother sits on a chair recollecting every moments of her life. The poem ends with “If only she could remember the names of the actors.” Again the poem “Last Day” opens with “We got up so early with so much to do.” This opening line is full of live and energy; throughout the poem the activeness can be felt. The characters are so active, so much involved in worldly live that they bought each other a gift but gave not of their time.  But the closing of the poem would leave a reader in the state of suspense as it says “Only one of us rose the next morning.”  

There are many heart touching lines in every poem. A line from poem Warpaint one would get motivated by “………., I am confident I will win both the battle and the war.” While a line from the poem Silent Meal, “Their relationship did not die with shouts and tears” would give the power to have patience in a relationship and at same time a line from Mama Evans, “Many things we remember today with a sigh”  would definitely leave the readers recollecting many things sweet sorrows of the things past. 

Some of my favorite poems in the book includes:- 
1.       Her Movie Script
2.       Last Day
3.       Memory
4.       Poe’s Annabel Lee
5.       Puzzle
6.       A Cup of Tea
7.       The Forgotten

All in all the book Red is the Sunrise is multi-faceted with its various feelings that would leave to the readers. The book is worth reading. It has lots of literary values. Poems are not very long but with minimal length each poem coveys the complete ideas, feelings and emotions are expressed to reach the readers.