On the Occasion of a Wedding by Ollie Bowen

Some readers will feel it too silly, some too deep.

The book elicits jarring emotion and fresh opinion, which is precisely its intent. Readers will undoubtedly discover something new about love through my words. What’s the main reason someone should really read this book? Had they never gotten married, I do not think I would have ever published! While fragments of these poems existed for many years, the book was specifically compiled as a personal wedding gift to my friends, Kristi & Matthew. On the Occasion of a Wedding is a true example of the genre ‘occasional poetry’, meaning poems written to commemorate a particular event. What inspired you to write the book? A particular person? An event? Themes broadly range from Californian natural landscapes to slap-stick humor to Sufism, eliciting part deep-stoicism, part light-sensualism, in order to convey the transformative means in which two people can love. Poetic forms and literary styles include loose sonnets, free-form haiku, cento, and even epithalamium, which is a type of poem written to the bride on her wedding night. The book is about the evolution of humanly passion, beginning with the ideals of love and marriage, and ending with what we can learn from it. What’s the book about? Give us the “pitch”. Readers must decide whether my opening line refers to jellyfish, weddings, love, marriage, or perhaps something more deeply profound?!? My debut collection of poetry, On the Occasion of a Wedding: Eclectic Love Poems, was actually published on the occasion of my best friend’s wedding: March 23, 2019. What is the name of the book and when was it published? On the Occasion of a Wedding: Eclectic Love Poems received a 4+ star review, making it an IndieReader Approved title.įollowing find an interview with author Ollie Bowen.

On the Occasion of a Wedding by Ollie Bowen