Reviews of Spring's Tepid Breath

Spring's Tepid BreathRating: 5.0 stars

Reviewed by Mamta Madhavan for Readers' Favorite

Spring's Tepid Breath by Sandra Proto is a collection of poems based on the poet's life experiences, journeys, and emotions. The poems take you on the poet's inner journey of self realization and exploration. Many poems in the books are written for her mother after her mother's death. Those poems reveal a longing and love that the poet feels for her. The style of writing is classy and neat. The minimalist structure gives a depth to the words and the emotions that the poet is trying to convey to the reader.

'Vera Lynn Douglas' is a poem dedicated to her mother. It speaks about the simplicity of a woman who dreamed but adjusted happily to what life offered her. 'After we came back' is another moving poem where the poet reminisces about the loss of her parents. The emotions portrayed are not over-dramatic. They reveal the inner strength of the writer who has accepted life for what it is and her decision to make peace with it. Some of the poems are written in the haiku/senryu style; short, stark but profound. It gives a feeling of being in that particular moment.

I liked the collection for various reasons. The poet has portrayed the emotions in a convincing way using the minimalist approach. The words convey an inner turmoil and a sense of loss very effectively. The poems from the beginning to the last one are tied in together to give that feeling of being connected with each other which gives a continuity while reading.

Review from Sharon's Writing Corner


Spring's Tepid Breath is beautifully written collection of poems. I had the honor of reading this collection before it went on sale, what an amazing honor. This collection takes the reader on a journey of healing and love. As a reader, I experienced a wide variety of emotions from laughing to crying to yelling, "You go!" My favorite poems in this collection were
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Review from BookwormSimi's Blissful Blog


Life As We See It“Life/ Breaths on its own/ Without nostrils” – Life goes on, paying no heed to what we think…At times we are disgusted with our misery, and on other times we feel blessed for the gifts that are showered on us. However, does it affect ‘Life’ in any way? It has its own ways, own thoughts, own nature of leading us from joy to joy and loss to loss, and ultimately to the path of self-exploration.It’s the first thought that comes in mind whenever I turn
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