![]() The anthology evolves to become a promise of regeneration, in synchrony with the phases of the moon, from which it takes its celestial title. There is therefore a sense of lyricism despite a broad diversity of topics and moods. This, together with strong metrical awareness – very often iambic or trochaic pentameter and tetrameter – evokes a flow that is quite typically euphonic. ![]() The liberal use of consonance, assonance, alliteration, echoes and half-echoes, rhyme and cross-rhyme make for a style rich in sound-play. The collection covers a full spectrum, from the darkest psycho-social moments, to zeniths of absolute joy. As it waxes and wanes, the collection cycles through sequences of lyrical ballads, sonnets, elegies, haiku, snippets of nonsensical verse all blended with a substantial dose of existential philosophy and social comment. ![]() In this collection of poetry, written over half a lifetime, Hayley Ann Solomon focuses primarily on the pursuit of excellence, immortality achieved through finite life, love in all its forms, and social justice. Celestial Promise is the winner of the International Proverse Prize 2016 Supplementary Prize. ![]()
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