Raison de etre for poetry and lanuage!   
Jacques
Los Angeles, California  (9/18/2006)

J. R. Moore's recent collection of poetry speaks with an authentic tone and in a rooted language. Only an author with a genuine knowledge of their own soul, or ocnsiousness if you will, could right with such clarity and force. J. R. Moore has breathed life into poetry proper so that it may live once in more. The words pressed by the pen onto each page express what can only be characterized as a real resolution while standing with an awareness of the author's own mortal frailties.

 Poetry written properly   
Nancy
New York, New York  (9/18/2006)

This is a book for people that actually enjoy poetry. It is poetry that is alive. It breaths, it claws at decay, it stirs the sleeping soul of modern man! This poet's work is not meant to be read; it is to be shouted in protest amidst the chaos of the "everyday." It is poetry with a conscience, as oxymoronic as that may sound in this day in age. Aftermath Seeks that Flame which Consumed the Bomb Wick is a book with deeply prophetic tones. Its author is in-tune with the spiritual condition of the current age. Though her words may be dark, and at times may reflect the hopelessness of a suicide, the darkness of her language embraces a hope that is almost messianic. You must read this book!!!!

 Poetic Justice in an insane and unjust world!   
John
London, United Kingdom  (9/18/2006)

 This poet's work is marked by a linguistic surrealism that would make Dali blush with envy. Though the poet's words have a dark and biting wit that would not look out of place in one of the dialogues of Oscar Wilde, there still appears to be some hope in the breathless wreckage that is "Aftermath!" Some of the poems are reminiscent of, but in some ways better than, those written by Anne Sexton (Between Grapes and Thorns) and Dylan Thomas (Bread of Presence). One poem stands out above all of the others in this poets mind - Soma, Soothe, and Settle - in this poem the poet truly expresses the hollow and unaware rhythms of modern existence. It is a message in a bottle meant as a wake up call rather than a cry for rescue! Let us hope that someone gets the message!!!!

 Poetry that breaths truth into the dead post-modern world!   
Alvin
Los Angeles, California  (9/18/2006)

 Even though J.R. Moore is a relatively unknown poet I highly recommend purchasing and reading her book. I stumbled upon this amazing author by accident as I was searching amazon.com's poetry section, and was attracted by the book's artfully designed cover and intellectually resonant title. J. R. Moore's poetry has reversed the crisis afflicting contemporary poetry. Recently poetic language has been plagued with a malaise that can only be called classified as dismal indifference or disenchantment. The idiom found within the covers of J.R. Moore's text is effervescent (almost pulsating with life), viral and expressive. Though a number of Moore's poems could be classified as melancholic, or even violently sinister, the emotion found at the depths of these poems reflects and outrage that can only be located in an idealistic hope that demands that we recognize that our current situation can be rectified. Moore's poems remind us that our human condition is not accidental, that there really is a difference between virtue and vice, and that evil and good are real without making these realities appear as phony caricatures. It is also heartening that J.R. Moore provides a uniquely female voice for the universal themes presented in her book. It is encouraging to see that some young women are able to formulate ideas in poetic verse without focusing solely on broken hearts, jilted loves, past relationships, or whining self-pity. The poetry found within Aftermath seeks that Flame which Consumed the Bomb Wick has a depth that Plath would envy, Sexton would applaud, and Parker would smile at in characteristically melancholic amusement. Poetry must speak to its audience or die. J.R. Moore's poems will remain vital reading for our period. Other women poets who seek to write important poetry should buy and read this book.