It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading, is where we gather to share what we have read this past week and what we plan to read this week. It is a great way to network with other bloggers, see some wonderful blogs, and put new titles on your reading list.  I love this meme!!

This past week I started and finished three books, two of which were in PDF format.

A Bucket Full of Love by H.C. Wingert.  This wonderful little book is a positive reinforcement for children of divorced parents, bringing an understanding of love and acceptance through the kind words of a loving grandmother.  See my review by clicking on the title. (PDF)

Dragonfly by Ed Piolalla.  This is a book of poetry written by an award winning journalist, love poems that is.  It begins with a short story, followed by poems of love, some rather intimate.  Also includes a few poems by a couple other authors.  See my review by clicking on the title.  (PDF)

The other book I began and finished this past week was a dynamic book called Deed So by Katharine A. Russell.  The review will be posted perhaps later today if I get a chance.  Based in the turbulent 1960's, this story takes place in a ficitonal town in the state of Maryland.  When a young girl witnesses the murder of a young black man, her life and her family find themselves caught up in the turmoil as the town sees the case go to trial.  An exciting read!!

This week I continue full force in completing The Help by Kathryn Stockett.  I also plan to make a small dent in my TBR pile.

What are you reading this week?  Did you post reviews for books finished last week?  Take a moment, won't you, and leave a comment with a link to your It's Monday...post!  Stop by Sheila's Book JourneyThanks for stopping by and have a great week!!

Love is in the Air: Book Review: Dragonfly (book of romantic poetry)

Dragonfly
Author: Ed Pilolla
ISBN: 978-1456471406
Publisher: CreateSpace
Date of publish: Dec 31, 2010
Pages: 80

Press Release: Torrance, CA - Jan 25, 2011 - Author Ed Pilolla has released his latest book of romantic poetry entitled Dragonfly, just in time for Valentine's Day.

Dragonfly is a collection of love poetry, told in various voices. A short story sets up fifty eight love letters. Author Pilolla states, "I wrote the book as sort of a challenge to myself. I was 38 and single, without any prospects, once again. What the heck did I know about love? Nothing. So I wrote, using muses past and present to inspire me. I ended up discovering some beautiful places within me."

Sample poetry included in Dragonfly:

Discover

Be careful.
You do something to me.
You breathe life into me like a skilled glassblower.
I take shape from the way you hold me, turn me, wiggle me and puff-puff
into me.
Cooled, I am your precious trophy. But display is not my nature. I can
hold heat, and spill fire onto the world. I can catch the sun and throw
diamonds of light through your eyes....

I received this as a PDF for review from the author.  It is an intimate collection of prose by Ed Pilolla, including a couple poems by other authors.  Discover is one of my favourites in the book Dragonfly.  I read this book of poetry in one sitting and felt, almost, as if I were an intruder lurking in the shadows, a witness to a love affair.  Ed is good with words, his poems flow easily, provoking visual contemplations of the relationship between man and woman.  This book of love poems is, at times, quite intimate.  If you like that, you will truly enjoy this collection.

Rated 3/5

About the author:

Ed Pilolla was an award-winning daily newspaper reporter for several years. When the newspaper industry tanked, he did some full-time volunteering, traveling and began writing books. Now he works mostly as a freelance photographer for AOL's Patch.com.http://www.edpilolla.com/.  Copies of Dragonfly may be ordered through Ed's website.