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Scented Offerings by Anna Panunto– Review


Scented Offering by Anna Panunto is a structurally diverse collection of visceral, emotionally driven poetry that focuses on the senses. Indeed, no two poems in this collection are exactly alike. While some have a more traditional stanza by stanza poetic structure like “The Eternal Fire Within,” others have a more modern, split structure like “Gaze; Parallel.” The structure alone in some of these verses will have you searching the page for meaning.


Much like with her art, Anna’s writing is not like most other authors– rather than insert her own Will and meaning into each work, she implores readers to find their own meaning in her work. She states as much in the introduction of the collection: 


“Your interpretation of my poetic form will be uniquely yours. May you find a piece of 

yourself embedded in some of the verses! For as much as we are all unique, there is 

also a commonality that surprisingly threads us together” (2).


This isn’t to say Anna doesn’t have her own meaning. She notes that her work does require the use of her imagination, but it is “defiantly structured [to go] against the norms [of conventional poetry and therefore] is open to interpretation.” To possibly assist with finding her meaning though there is a picture attached to each poem. While the actual image isn’t necessarily revealing, the color scheme of each piece somewhat sets the mood for reading the poem. For example, the bright hues in the picture for “Maple Trees of the Educated” feels hopeful and inspiring, whereas the dark and melancholic picture in the poem “Father and Daughter” conveys a feeling of despair and hopelessness..

 

Another aspect of Scented Offerings that makes it so unique is the diversity of emotions. While other poets tend to have a particular mood for all their poems, Anna seems to convey a different emotion in all 28 of her poems. For example, “Pat Ria Rca Ferrera” has an almost empowered tone while the next poem “Trendy Cafe” has a feeling of nostalgia, and the last two poems in the collection “Window Sill” and “Empty Bench” convey emptiness and despair respectfully. Of course, these emotions are open to interpretation as each reader will likely experience the poems in a different way.


Scented Offerings is a collection of poetry that truly encompasses all that is great about poetry: a great use of language, a creative poetic style, and a strong emotional appeal. Anna’s style is both refreshing and unique though,so don’t expect your run of the mill poetry from this one. These poems will both tantalize the senses and stimulate the mind in a way that other more traditional poets fail to do.


If Interested In Purchasing A Digital Copy Of Scented Offerings, You Can Email Anna at antod@sympatico.ca



 

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