Euphoric Wonderland by Ryan M. Becker – Review by Santana Hicks
Euphoric Wonderland: An Eclectic Collection of Psychedelic Poetry to Stimulate the Senses and Open the Mind by Ryan M. Becker
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I wasn’t sure how I would feel about this collection of poems. I am not a big fan of poetry in general but I did enjoy Edgar Allen Poe so I thought I would give this book a try. It was not my jam, to no fault of the author. I just did not enjoy the majority of the poems. The poems themselves are amazingly written. Just, again, not my thing.
Based on what I do know about poetry, the author went outside the lines and created something new all together. There is so much variety from his obvious love of The Beatles, to a darker subject. It was all over the place. There are not two poems even close to being the same in this collection. Poems about superheroes, mothers, classic rock to mental health issues. There is something for everyone.
The only thing I wish the author would have done differently is categorize the poems better. I didn’t like how it went from one extreme to the other right back to back. Maybe it would hit differently if you don’t read the whole collection all at once. The subjects are deep in their own ways and the author did really well putting things into words. Words that are usually internalized. If you are not faint of heart and love poetry, I would suggest reading these.
