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And to Ecstasy
And to Ecstasy is a poetic journey through space and time, projecting a transcendental element of reality. In her exquisite poems, Marjon Mossammaparast explores the physical experience of being human, bound to four dimensions, matching it with the belief we are also spirit beings. At its core, this work contemplates the desire to move beyond the limitations of bodies, and into an expanded metaphysical notion of identity, carried by intuition.
96 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2022
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December 28, 2025
This is another semi drunk review ngl so that may indicate reasons for my review.
Anyway, while I thought this was an enjoyable read, I felt a few times that the metaphors didn’t work as well as they could’ve. With poetry as a medium peoples views and interpretations can obviously vary a great amount, and I think that’s the case here.
What I will say is that the form in many pieces was creative and well done. I enjoyed the different style that, while conforming to the norm, also separated itself in a meaningful way.
Overall a good read, I think people who are maybe more poetically literate than I would really enjoy this book.
I’d give this book a 3.4/5 if possible, but Goodreads hates me.
Anyway, while I thought this was an enjoyable read, I felt a few times that the metaphors didn’t work as well as they could’ve. With poetry as a medium peoples views and interpretations can obviously vary a great amount, and I think that’s the case here.
What I will say is that the form in many pieces was creative and well done. I enjoyed the different style that, while conforming to the norm, also separated itself in a meaningful way.
Overall a good read, I think people who are maybe more poetically literate than I would really enjoy this book.
I’d give this book a 3.4/5 if possible, but Goodreads hates me.
August 13, 2022
Every place touches every other place
August 8, 2024
'And this is prayer: not bowing
rising static with the utilitarian breach,
but emerging from a forest and walking' Marjon Mossammaparast
from her collection, 'And to Ecstasy' @upswellpublishingau
and borrowed from a City of Joondalup library.
Marjon's collection is divided into three sections, (There), (Here) and Field alluding to Rumi's poem, 'Out Beyond Ideas'
'Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing,
there is a field. I’ll meet you there.' (extract)
I am a fan of this poem which rejects dogma and identifies the grey areas between right and wrong.
This collection is a spiritual one with notions of prayer and God woven through but still grounded in nature as the extract above suggests, and rejects the institutionalisation of religion but rather a spiritual space found in the everyday.
Various denominations are interwoven as is the Baháʼí Faith's embrace of many religions and is referenced as being the author's subjective interpretation of their beliefs.
I do not follow religion, not being a fan of rules or prescriptions to follow but do relate to the idea of ecstasy found in the tangible and profane.
#auslit #gazebobooks #philday #lifebeforeman #lisacollyerpoet #womenslit #joondaluplibrary #ecopoetry
rising static with the utilitarian breach,
but emerging from a forest and walking' Marjon Mossammaparast
from her collection, 'And to Ecstasy' @upswellpublishingau
and borrowed from a City of Joondalup library.
Marjon's collection is divided into three sections, (There), (Here) and Field alluding to Rumi's poem, 'Out Beyond Ideas'
'Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing,
there is a field. I’ll meet you there.' (extract)
I am a fan of this poem which rejects dogma and identifies the grey areas between right and wrong.
This collection is a spiritual one with notions of prayer and God woven through but still grounded in nature as the extract above suggests, and rejects the institutionalisation of religion but rather a spiritual space found in the everyday.
Various denominations are interwoven as is the Baháʼí Faith's embrace of many religions and is referenced as being the author's subjective interpretation of their beliefs.
I do not follow religion, not being a fan of rules or prescriptions to follow but do relate to the idea of ecstasy found in the tangible and profane.
#auslit #gazebobooks #philday #lifebeforeman #lisacollyerpoet #womenslit #joondaluplibrary #ecopoetry
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