Whiskey Words & a Shovel by R.H. Sin | Rating: ★★★★☆You keep fooling yourself into / thinking that chaos is passion / and that somehow the / destruction of your heart in the / process of loving the wrong / person was beautiful / those past loves were all lies"
Poetry is, and always will be, one of my favourite forms of expression in art. R.H. Sin captures his audience with a simplistic honesty that still is raw and emotionally charged. It is without a doubt not meant for the faint of heart and, of course, imperfect. You won't always like Sin or his prose, but you'll respect his honesty and the journey. Whiskey Words & a Shovel II is not going to be for everyone.
But, for me, I loved it. The way Sin expresses himself in so few words is marvelous and solidifies the place he has earned in modern poetry. On some pages, he is optimistic and almost preachy towards his audience. On other pages, he is broken hearted and baring his soul. There's a sort of bravery in expressing one's self the way that Sin does because his prose doesn't trace any single line--it explores all the intricate paths that life and love takes us and that isn't always healthy or unhealthy. It just is. Whiskey Words & a Shovel II captures the very essence of life and that's what makes it so appealing and universal for its audience.
