BLIND OWL RECORDS RELEASES
SATURDAY NIGHT SAGE
BY AUTHOR: NOAH C. LEKAS
"A mystic book of poetry that has inspired film, music recordings, and multi-media content featured by Please Kill Me, The Big Takeover, San Diego Union-Tribune, and more."
"Almost immediately, Saturday Night Sage has captured the attention and imagination of several post-punk and psych-rock music scenes inspiring collaboration. The limited-edition paperback features original cover art by iconic Rock 'n' Roll artist Alan Forbes. There is also a limited-edition 18x26 original Alan Forbes print that accompanies the project."- Press release.
Those statements raise the expectations of the book quite high. And it delivered. Taken was I, as read through the pages by the intricate woven words that transported me to times and places I had not been. Flashes of my youth were vivid in my mind. Of those days of sitting listening to The Doors, Hendrix, Joplin, and The Who, alone in my room. Flowery words from a garden of storytelling. The kind of words that doesn't tickle the ears but soothes the soul.
Each poem is cohesive to a single mystical theme, and the flow of each line sets a steady pace for easy reading. The creative will conjure many images that will paint colorful pictures in their minds.
I am a country boy through and through, but I gained somewhat an appreciation for urbanites. Their struggles and day-to-day life is not totally unlike what we country folk face. Though I must say, it solidified my determination to remain in rural America.
Even this Hillbilly can appreciate the somber mood and a trip through concrete jungles. The book is more than just those things I already mentioned; it is in many respects; manna for the soul. It is unclear if that was the intended purpose, but that is what I found. This "Mountain Man" thoroughly enjoyed this book and will recommend you reading it.
"Every Drunk" is my pick out of the lot. The blatant truth is this my reality captured in the poem. I may have taken it more literal than some will, but "Every drunk I know is rotten with dementia."
The use of symbolism, metaphors, and allegories are well done. With enough skill, they form a tapestry of double entendres that should prove unique to each reader.
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https://noahclekas.com/
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Thank you for reading,
@budkelly3
