Modern Poetry at Its Best
By Gilbert Luis R. Centina III
CreateSpace, $25.00, 55 pages
Somewhen by Gilbert Luis R. Centina III is a religious poetry book full of intrinsic insights into humanity and its connection with a greater being. He brings to the table so many ideas on our various emotions and sequences within our lives in a way that, if relatable to the reader’s own emotions, promotes yet another connection to develop through his choice of words.
Each poem is its own entity. There is a thread that runs through the book, however, that is a recurring theme. His poems are interesting in how he begins his paragraphs; the places he breaks to start a new sentence are appeasing to the eye. They keep your attention, promoting new threads of thought that may not have appeared if organized in a different, more common way. His insights into humanities’ various ploys are eloquently portrayed with rich vocabulary that paints stunning images. Each sentence stands alone to provoke thought on a higher level.
The way he speaks about certain subjects – such as death – creates a new outlook for us to ponder. There is nothing regarding a burial, but a renewed spirit for the loved one. It takes the gruesome and turns it into a celebration of sorts. With other poems, he speaks about the loss of ‘those with eyes to see but refuse the light’ in a way that opens the eyes of a reader to a new way of seeing. Some areas of certain poems seem to refer to books in the bible, such as Proverbs, in a way that sheds light on the seemingly cryptic sayings of the bible.
For modern poetry to be this eloquent and thought provoking is a grave task that Centina III accomplishes splendidly. If poetry is something that excites you, Somewhen is definitely the book for you.
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This review is right on the money. Kudos to Mr. Pitman for capturing the essence of this book. I obtained it from Amazon and finished reading it in one afternoon. It is indeed a religious book and it shows us to look at things in a different light. More than anything else, it shows us that when everything else fails, we can always turn to our faith to help see us through.
Besides dwelling on the universal truths about the living God that the Catholic Church preaches, Somewhen also probes the depths of hypocrisy that some in the clergy seem to practice in their dealing with people or even their fellow men in the cloth. But all in all, it is a book that offers hope and strengthens the faith.
Somewhen is a slim volume of deeply spiritual and well-informed verses rooted in the classics but expressed in modern terms. The poem “Manhattan” is a stand out as well as “Marylake.” Thanks for your review of this book as it led me to this author.