Coffeehouse Meditations

By Nina Romano

Lush and lyrical, funny and mundane, Romano's second poetry collection is presented in two parts. The first part is inspired by sitting in Starbucks and observing the life around her while the second... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0981949525
• ISBN13: 9780981949529
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Kitsune Books
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.2" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Coffeehouse Meditations

Nina Romano's poignant poetry and prose immediately pull you into Coffeehouse Meditations. Her lyrical, affecting works transport you to exotic places and passionate times, rich with soul-stirring memories and the intricate fluctuations of love and despair.

Brings wit and wisdom on the world to the page

The start of the day as coffee brings you out of a slumber can bring quite the thoughts. "Coffeehouse Meditations" is a collection of poetry from Nina Romano as she brings her own brand of wit and wisdom on the world to the page and provides for much thought provoking reading. "Coffeehouse Meditations" is a choice pick for poetry lovers. "Travelling": in the gait of a fox,/in need of rest,//I couch myself/upon a feather/bed of ease.//But then I feel/the earth open/beneath me/and a spectral hand//reaches up to touch me,/and the grasp/carries away the baby/nestled so snugly,/so wanted in my womb.

A wonderful gift

I have just read Romano's Coffeehouse Meditations and immediately ordered more copies to give as gifts. Romano's brand of beauty, wonder, and inspiration beg to be shared. The poems warm your heart and your soul--intimate glimpses of life's treasures, meditations on love, friendship, and loss. The language is lyrical yet accessible, each poem a gem. Oh, and it's a great book to go along with your coffee anytime!

accessible poetry

I like my poetry in small doses, like Garrison Keillor doles out on the Writer's Almanac. Coffeehouse Meditations fits the bill for the poetry aficionado who just wants readable poetry full of beautiful turns of phrases--Nina Romano writes the kind of poetry that gives pause and makes one think a bit, but doesn't require slogging through pages and pages of lofty, obscure tangles of words and imagery. Nina's poetry is accessible, readable, wonderful and real. Whether describing the thrill of love in a Starbucks, a stream-of-consciousness drive across town, or the sensual properties of her spice rack, Nina wraps her readers up in gorgeous language that comforts and surprises. I'm giving this book away with gift cards to Starbucks--good poetry and good coffee always pair together well!

Quench your soul

Nina Romano has the gift of taking everyday situations and elevating them. She shares her sharp eye and clean prose with us, whether sitting in a coffeehouse reflecting on the life in front of her, or the deeper meditations of the heart and emotions. A great gift for anyone who already knows the how close our hearts lie to our stomachs!