Pinchback, Reeves Craft Eloquence
Posted By timothy on February 15, 2010
Tzynya Pinchback has collaborated with fellow scribe R. Andrew Reeves, Jr., and several visual artists to compose a poetic mosaic titled “Space For Fragile things.” I was first introduced to Ms. Pinchback’s work several years ago (2005) and was blown away by the poignancy and thought-provoking nature of her work, I wrote back then that her work will someday become required reading. With this book, she confirms as much.
“Space” is a slow, visual, lyrical odyssey through haiku, prose and free verse. It is a marriage of word and art along a captivating landscape that will leave you staring at the simple poignancy of the photographs therein and re-reading each poetic piece. It is a seamless blend of lyricism and visual reinforcement.
The fragile things spoken of are the heart and ego as Pinchback and Reeves walk us over the eggshells of intimate relationships. The book is broken into three parts: Haiku, Poetry and Prose, and My favorite of the bunch, Bean & The Scent Clover.
I love the eloquence of, <i>Carved my initials into a tree and stole from it this plum, wrapped it in cheesecloth, to gift you. No, do not eat it. Open flat your hand, let it sit there, rest, the little plum in the gully of your palm, it will not move—wanting to be important, held.</i>
The book is too brief, but perhaps that is by design. It is the intellectual appetizer that leaves the diner eager for what’s to come. This is sure to become like the favorite album of your youth; something you can refer to time and again, to put you in a serene and reflective state of mind. “Space” gets 4 out of 5 stars.
You can check out the pdf version of this work at http://warmprettythings.blogspot.com/p/my-book.html
When reading this post it reminded me of something I read the other month in a UFO Book, would there be any chance I could have the authors email address, Great blog thanks for the infomation.