David Milligan-Croft’s Review of “Ariel’s Song”

(Graphic by Kym Gordon Moore of From Behind the Pen. Thank you, Kym!)

I was thrilled to read author/poet David Milligan-Croft’s reviews of my first poetry book, Ariel’s Song: Published Poems, 1987 – 2023 on Amazon and Goodreads. I had to laugh when he wrote that I had taken him on “a fabulous roller coaster of emotions” because so much of my writing life has been precisely that! Some of my best poems originated from the emotional turmoil I was experiencing at the time. Plus, I am very sensitive to other people’s thoughts and emotions, which affects me deeply. But, as Winston Churchill said, “if you’re going through hell, keep going.” The ability to tap into and articulate deep emotions keeps me from going completely bonkers. It’s therapeutic writing about experiences and emotions that trouble me. I highly recommend it to others.

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David Milligan Croft

5.0 out of 5 stars Emotional roller coaster!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 19, 2024

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“Ariel’s Song by Dawn Pisturino is a fabulous roller coaster of emotions! At first, I was amused at her humorous limericks, then whisked off to the heat of the desert, palpable and evocative of a Moroccan bazaar or the windswept cliffs of an 18th century English mansion! Her love poetry was both sensuous and seductive, whilst poems that touched on emotional abuse were heart-wrenching, yet empathetic. Ariel’s Song has it all – nostalgia, history, fairy tales with a contemporary twist. There’s love and grief (the two go hand-in-hand) all lyrically woven with the wit, knowledge and delicacy of a person who knows her craft.”

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I can’t thank you enough, David, for your wonderful review!

To learn more about David Milligan-Croft and his published books, visit his website: Thereisnocavalry.

Thanks for stopping by!

Dawn Pisturino

Author, Ariel’s Song: Published Poems, 1987 – 2023

Author of the Month for March 2024 on Spillwords Press

Co-Author, Hidden in Childhood: A Poetry Anthology

Co-Author, 2023 Arizona Literary Magazine

Co-Author, Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women

Official Author Website: www.dawnpisturino.org

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