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MWSA Review
The collection is attractively presented, with an eye-catching cover and clean, uncluttered layout that complements the reflective nature of the writing. Overall, this makes for an easy reading experience. Throughout the book, the author demonstrates a willingness to share his personal thoughts and emotions, creating an atmosphere of introspection, honesty, and vulnerability. The recurring themes of love, loss, absence, and remembrance provide a consistent emotional thread. The sincerity with which the author explores these experiences is evident, and readers who have experienced similar losses may find comfort in the expressions of lost love paired with an enduring connection.
Review by John Cathcart
Author's Synopsis
Purple Rose: The Stars Carry Her Name — Letters from Me to Her is a collection of 33 love letters written in Raleigh, North Carolina, to a woman living there.
James V The Poet writes in heavy metaphor and soliloquy, painting a world of cathedrals, demons, angels, stars, and memories reflected in mirrors. His muse becomes something beyond ordinary beauty—an angelic and almost divine presence he calls his Purple Rose.
Before they sadly parted ways, only a handful of these letters were ever sent. James V believes the door to her has closed in this lifetime, but not beyond it. He published these letters so that, in the next lifetime, she will know how deeply she was—and still is—loved.
With no prior knowledge of the language, James V also hand-translated several poems into Tagalog, one language tied to her heritage, as an act of devotion and a reflection of his belief that love is willing to learn the language of the heart in every form it can.
Format(s) for review: Paper or Kindle
Review genre: Poetry—Poetry Book
Pages/Word count: 76 / 7,672