A collection of words placed in a precise and unpredictable arrangement, "She Remains" says what doesn't want to be heard outside of its original thought, in the rhythm of an unsteady heart.
These poems express themselves equally through words and form to explore the unpredictable waves of emotion; emotion that likely would have rather been ignored. Soaked with winter's rain and cloaked beneath the moon's sky, this collection is a search for what remains under the surface of it all; a search for answers beneath the self that lead only to more questions.
In "She Remains" by Amika Caruso we experience the hesitancy of observing someone's most personal thoughts, as though we are reading her diary. Slightly uneasy, we are drawn in deeper by our own, possibly reluctant, connection to such raw and beating thoughts.
Notes in the Dark is a collaboration between Amika Caruso and the one-man press, Puddles of Sky. These poems were all jotted into a journal on a bedside table. Written without a source of light, the poems are broken across the page and the linearity of the lines are skewed. This is only the beginning of a larger project. Caruso also appears in the press’s Stumpt Issue 3.
“From profound reflections to playful word games like Life is Round, Amika Caruso exhibits mastery of language and imagery…“She Remains” is an ideal choice for poetry enthusiasts seeking realism and depth in their reading experience.”