Mind Expressions by Alysha Potente

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This poetry book has a total of over 130 poems, and most feature alongside: beautiful photography art. All of the poems are different from the next, in meaning and technique.

Analytical in nature, each poem dives into various topics. With this are also syllable counts, where the number of syllables per line are counted and arranged. This brings forward a technical side to poetry writing, where it is precise and balanced.

It is a skill that requires practice, where you hear the word for what it is, using mathematics while rhyming words together. All of the poetry features different rhyming forms.

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OUR NIGHT SKY IS WONDEROUS...

Look up at the Horse Head Nebula..
It’s beauty derives spectacular..
On Earth see the Aurora Borealis.
Bright colours merge like it gave the sky a kiss..
There is this wonder in Outer space..
Where it too can make your own pulse race..
Stars twinkle in clusters in the Milky Way..
They are quite bright in its path like a Highway..
A galaxy seen by telescope..
An eye up to it just cannot cope..
Our moon has craters if you are to zoom in..
It rotates around the world every min..
Telling the timeframe down here on Earth..
Calculating this since our own birth..
We were born under its coordination’s..
All different phrases and moon formations..
Throughout these distinct generations..
To these much larger populations..
Our night sky is beautiful to glance up at..
It really highlights where we are on the map..
All existence has been had down here..
We’re a human in this atmosphere..
Living our breathing lives in the day and night..
Contemplating ourselves at the night skies sight..
The sky is vast blackness with pieces scattered..
Important planets and cosmos which mattered..
Astrologists could spend many hours..
Studying this format that’s near ours..

Syllables: 9, 9, 11, 11, 9, 9, 11, 11, 9, 9, 11, 11, 9, 9, 11, 11, 9, 9, 11, 11, 9, 9, 11, 11, 9, 9, 11, 11= patterns= (9, 9, 11, 11 repeated). Every two lines rhyme together.

About the Author:Alysha has been a self- taught creative writer, since the age of 16, in her hometown of Perth, Australia. Her passion for it developed on its own, the need to express herself in a different way other than verbally, was what motivated her to keep up this passion. The use of words was captivating for expression and the love of rhymes was also heard by ear.

Alysha's first poetry book that she read was actually in Primary School and it was called 'Revolting rhymes', which was a retake on nursery rhymes but in a humorous way. This book started this creative side in her at a young age, that, and also her love for art in general.

In 2015 she studied a short course at Berklee, where she was introduced to the notion of syllable counts. In fact, though she had actually been doing syllable counts unconsciously with her poetry in general. By using the same measurement of lines going off of sight, had in turn created similar syllable counts/patterns in her work.

Her book 'Mind Expressions' is a technical side of poetry writing that's come to life. It's the use of mathematics, along with creative writing. She wanted to give the reader a breakdown of each poem within, in order for them to delve into each poem further and analyse it using a different set of eyes. The poems are analytical in nature, along with syllable counts (some perfect) and perfect rhymes. This really showcases poetry at the highest skill.

Alysha is multi-talented in Art itself and is also a perfectionist. For where her passion lies in different artforms, is where she crafts her skills to a perfection standpoint.

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