Euphoric Wonderland by Ryan M. Becker – Review by Ayla Phipps

Euphoric Wonderland: An Eclectic Collection of Psychedelic Poetry to Stimulate the Senses and Open the Mind by Ryan M. Becker
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the first work I have read by the talented Ryan M. Becker. While initially I wasn’t sure about this book the cover and title stuck in my mind until I finally caved in to see what journey it would take me on. A collection of fifty-seven poems that range from a short half page to six pages long. This book will leave you scratching your head with the thoughts it provokes. Though I have the kindle version only for now, the art was a huge part of the poems as each one has its own design.
Amongst the collection I mostly connected with thirteen of them that reached a deeper part of me. That said I found a quote or stanza in nearly every poem that I felt a connection to, that made me pause for a moment and think deeper about why it affected me. The very first poem “The Story of Me and What’s to Be” had the following line that I couldn’t resist but to write it down to remember it later “…doctor made me manic, then made me panic he made my thoughts gigantic…” I feel all too often in our world that people would rather slap a label on something than figure out the route of the issue. Another thought-provoking line was from poem number five “Euphoric Rhythm in My Mind: A Voice Inside It Screams” which is “…night so mare, a scare so rare, never share what’s under there a secret you they thought they knew a better view that’s split in two…”.
This entire collection is strongly focused on music and how the author interpreted the lyrics and feelings into his own creations on paper. I finished this book about an hour ago and still have several lines stuck in my head that when strung together seem a little psychedelic, bits, and pieces from several of the poems. Overall, this book made me feel connected to the words within, though my thoughts or feelings mission accomplished by the author to Stimulate the Scenes and Open the Mind.

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