Stranded in Poetic Reflections

The book Stranded in Poetic Reflections is a collection of poems that Dr. Nina Abdul Razzak wrote over a number of years. Stylistically the poems are diverse where many of them are of the free verse type either with or without a rhyming scheme. There are also a few poems that could count as ballads such as Hopeless but Happy Like a Rainbow and Revival. A couple of odes are also included within the collection such as the poem The Loving Mother: Powerful but Tender and the poem The Dead Sea. While the poem I Stand by Your Grave which she dedicated in memory of her lost father comes close to being an elegy. The poems are varied in focus; however they are all grounded in the poets real-life experiences. Additionally every poem highlights the poets personal reflections on a topic of significance to humans in general such as: love and forgiveness happiness illness motherhood existence old age relationships and the like. Dr. Abdul Razzak hopes that through her poems readers will relate to her experiences and ideas and will be inspired to themselves reflect on things that matter most in life.