Lessness and More

by Cesar Nascimento

Lessness and More is a fresh poetic experiment that will be certainly most rewarding to the reader. Its themes are varied, from weather reports to approaching death.

Excerpts:

THAT SUMMER AFTERNOON

That summer was not easy on us
But one afternoon the clouds came
And the shadows gave way to quiet light
As we walked to the park half regretting
Having cursed the heat
We were tired of summer, and afraid of winter
Lying by me, you read a book, occasionally
Turning your head to see what I was doing
But I was reading too
And I would bend over to your side
And kiss you lightly on the head
It was a quiet summer afternoon, and
We had all life can offer
The rest being vanity and excess
I flipped a page and turned to you
To kiss you on the head
It was the last of that hot summer
But winter would be warm

A DOG IS A MAN'S BEST FRIEND

Should you peek
At the fugitive
Picture of death?
How will you face
Your death
If it is not sudden?
And will your dog
Ever bark
At your corpse
Deceased?
Or will it be at ease
As if you threw it a bone
That was once your own?

Genres: Poetry

66 pages, Paperback

First published October 5, 2012

About the author

Cesar Nascimento was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1972.

Reviews

[Tina · Rating 5 out of 5]

So little words, yet so many truths that it hurts. Simply amazing!

[Patriciaw · Rating 2 out of 5]

I won this book in a goodreads giveaway a few months ago and finally got the time to truly read it with the attention that it deserves. It's going too be interesting to read a book written by a brazilian, like me, that lives in Brussels and wrote this book in english.

I'm not much of a poetry reader even though I really liked to read the classic Brazilian and Portuguese poems for literature class in school I never really had that passion that some people have for poetry. This book has my first try to read poetry in English and I must say that even thought it wasn't easy for me it was a very nice experience. I would definetly love to read one of Ceasar Nascimento's poems in Portuguese.

"To write a poem
You neeed a blank page
A little solitude
Anda a restless mind"

[JJ Coetzer · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have won this book off goodreads here and after a long wait cause the local postal services could not find my address, now finally I could get to reading it.
Not to bad of a read, I enjoy my poetry and have thoroughly enjoyed reading this book.
Though some bits do get a bit below the belt, it is quite a fun read, sort of a quick little pick me up.
But I do think that the author do touch on some daily truths we encounter and puts them out there. My verdict is a final 3.5 out of 5 and if you have some time on your hands make some use of that time and take a read at this one, it would be spare time well spent.

[Hardus · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't know if the author is successful or famous, but it is irrelevent whichever way. In this stark and seemingly simple bundle of poetry, the author does something very rare: putting some of the truths of the world into words. From ageing to 'writer's block', the pages contain irreplaceable meaning, which I am the better for having read. I might only note that the slight pessimism might be incompatible with some readers, although it is a trivial slight that must be ignored. Bravo Cesar Nascimento

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found Cesar's book "Lessness and More" filled with emotional depth. Thoughts simply stated often reveal more than superfluous words. I felt an awareness of the author's general state of consciousness when he wrote each poem, and they became more meaningful to me.

[Paddy O'callaghan]

As I said of his other works : "He rhapsodies the quotidian. Succinct yet complete. True poetry"

[Italo André · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simple and beatiful.

[Eunice (nerdytalksbookblog) · Rating 2 out of 5]

It just didn't connect to me the way poems should.

[Lexi (Pink Jellyfish) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful, sarcastic, amazing.


My favourite poem: "I LIVE: NOT ENOUGH"

[Jazmin Jade · Rating 3 out of 5]

Didn't mind it but there was really only a couple of poems in there that I really enjoyed.