Just in time for the colder weather, we’re taking a closer look at my winter-inspired poetry collection today, Intricacies Inked In Ice! This collection is full of poetry inspired by the natural world in winter, with icy landscapes and chilly atmospheres.
Intricacies Inked In Ice
The Essentials
Winter-inspired poetry.
Genre: Contemporary/Nature Poetry
Age Range: Young Adult and above
Length: 96 pages
Themes: Winter, Nature, Seasons, Snow, Ice, Landscape
Excerpt
Welcome Home
Fall into the deepened heart
of all that is and has ever art
beneath a greying, blizzard sky–
so far above your wandering eye.
Now, look lower, to the earth,
and find yourself on frozen turf;
hear your little footsteps crackle
against every snow-white speckle.
Doesn’t it feel so right to roam
through your wintry warm heart-home?
The Background
This poetry collection is an interesting one for me. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision to focus on wintry poetry after I took some photos of the wood where I used to walk my dog, Molly (she’s who Our Paused World is dedicated to!) covered in snow. It was such a beautiful place and I just felt this desire to create something inspired by it, which is why it was so important to me to include the photographs in the print edition of the book! You can see them below, too.
Is It Right For You?
To enjoy this collection, I’d suggest that you need to enjoy poetry or at least have an interest in it. If you’re someone who absolutely loves how the world looks when it’s covered in snow, then you’ll probably enjoy this collection quite a bit too. In general, if you’re a fan of winter, then I’d suggest that you’ll enjoy this book.
You can read it for free here, too!
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Oskar Leonard 