Painting With Words, Poetry for a New Era is a book of inspirational verses written and compiled by poet Ian Prattis. Shying away from the old fashioned traditions of symbolism and imagery, the work expresses an emotional outcry in a raw and direct form, creating powerful auditory moments to express the highs and lows of the human condition, as our author sees and experiences them. The work is separated into six themed sections, travelling through different moments in recent history as the author experiences them, reflects upon them, and reaches different emotional conclusions along his journey to full discovery. What results is a work which runs the full spectrum of emotional consideration, taking a singular, personal experience and reaching for the qualities which make it universal to all.

One of the things which I found unexpectedly delightful about this work was the strong and recurrent connection to nature that Ian Prattis strives for. Whilst many of the works pertain to some of humanity’s most unkind acts towards one another, unveiling the true greed and violence we are capable of as a species, others look beyond these base defects to consider the potential for good that we have if we can reconnect our spirits to nature. The poems are direct in address, but spiritual and philosophical in the message which they leave lingering afterwards. Overall, Painting With Words, Poetry for a New Era, presents an optimistic new viewpoint with a clear and engaging emotional progression of how it came to be.

Painting with Words, Poetry for a New Era by Ian Prattis is a collection of poems that are thematically arranged and that reflect the very soul of humanity, filled with imagery and rhythms that mimic the different seasons of the human soul. The poems in this collection bear witness to what readers feel, perhaps in the hushed hours of the day; emotions, thoughts, feelings, and realities for which they find no language. This poet succeeds in capturing moments of reality that allow readers to connect with the things he writes about. The voice is powerful, the poetic lines rhythmic, and the entire collection is filled with powerful imagery. I love the depth in Ian Prattis' poetry and the beauty in the rhythm and the richness of its diction. For instance: “A week in the life/ of a poem/ has words racing to knowing’s edge." Here is another: "Phrases creep / over the dawn of logic, / suspended, then gone.”

Painting with Words, Poetry for a New Era opens new portals into reality. It is highly imaginative and the author articulates brilliantly on a variety of themes, from denouncing the horrors of war, to celebrating the seemingly mundane moments of life, to capturing the relationship between humanity and nature. Each poem is unique, expressing a thought, a reality, a moment in existence in a succinct manner. Some of the poems are very personal while others are universal in nature. This collection is as delightful as it is meaningful. You will read these poems and find yourself going back to them.

“Painting With Words, Poetry for a New Era” has received several 5 Star Reviews. It is now available through the Canada Amazon.ca link: https://lnkd.in/d-47xh5
The book is also now listed on Indigo.ca: https://lnkd.in/d5-v9rP . You can also order the book through me at http://ianprattis.com/OurWorldIsBurning.html and get a signed copy plus a prior book or Meditation CD for FREE - a thanks for your support.

Mark These Dates.
1. Friday February 22, 7.30pm at First Unitarian, 30 Cleary Ave (Off Richmond Rd.)
Arts Night - upstairs in Fellowship Hall, beside the Worship Hall.
2. Tuesday March 5, 2.00pm, Rogers TV on Richmond Rd, Interview with Dylan Black.
3. Sunday March 31, 4pm – 6pm, Book Launch at Pressed, 750 Gladstone Ave, Ottawa. Pressed is a gourmet sandwich bar and serves as a vital community space in downtown Ottawa. Holds a capacity of 66 persons.

During these three gigs I will be talking about Finding the Poetic Voice. This collection of poems features six thematically distinct parts, displaying a full spectrum of human emotions, capturing the shared aspects of our experience. Each poem reflects how deeply the author has travelled into his personal experience to process its meaning. His poetry is incisive and devoid of redundant imagery that might obscure the truth, both the poetic and human one.
Would you be interested in doing an interview or promoting the three gigs.
Thank you for your consideration,

Ian Prattis

I was humbled by this writer when she states how the book inspired her to go back to writing poetry