Customer Reviews

9 reviews

• Ann Ackman

  I found Ken Weir's book of poetry, "What Do You Think?", to be highly thought-provoking, as the title would suggest. The poems deal with serious topics such as death, conflict, science, and and longing, and are truly profound. The reader will find sweet melancholy in poems about family, anger in poems about war, and new found knowledge in those about medicine, but all quite relatable. A highly interesting book of poetry for serious readers.

• Archie Pearman

  Your verse has brought me many gratifications. Namely, for its versatility of thought. I feel that What Do You Think? is testament to years of splashing in life’s puddles, each poem a little pool of light that refracts a lifetime of experience. Above all, What Do You Think? is an exercise in vulnerability. So, thank you for your intellectual generosity.

• Richard Linck

  This is a collection of poems that, as the title indicates, are meant to be provocative. Some are dark, some are bright, some are about the past, present and future, and some are reflections on relationships, science, medicine, politics, religion, and philosophy. Despite this diversity of topics, the poems are beautifully and expertly written. The author has kindly provided a few footnotes to explain meanings of phrases and some of the historical contexts. This collection is worth reading and re-reading.

• Yingjie Chen.

  Many of the poems are very powerful. They provide wisdom to look over issues from the angle high above of the conventional way-point. Enjoyed them very much!

• Stefan Bertog.

  I have been and am very stimulated by your poems. Some really make me look into my soul.

• Sandra Stowell.

  Your beautiful book has been pored over and is more dog-eared every day. It reminds me of a prayer book or missal that one returns to again and again to read the same words and reflect a new meaning each time. It is that for me. Thank you for writing it . It gives me much good to think about on the long lake walks and other ambles through life.

• Philip Moss.

  We could just not stop reading it and we devoured it like people who had not eaten in ages. The poems that resonated with me are the edgy political ones. So very brave. It is important to remember that we are only one species on planet earth and sadly only see things through greedy hunters eyes.

• Trisha Barry.

  I spent many evenings going through the poems, reading and re-reading them and really soaking them up. I loved the book. It is so rich in language and meaning and so poignant and beautiful - Transience; Paddy; Older Brother. The medical themes, political themes and love poems, equally wonderful, equally clever - Sursum Corda; Contra-conception; The Cloth of Life...and many more. And of course the weaving of nature in many poems too, really wonderful : Volatility; The Nature of Nature. I could go on and on... Reading these poems challenged and delighted me. I have enjoyed sharing them with friends also, and look forward to sharing them with many more.

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