I Danced Over the Mountain: Poetry

"I Danced Over the Mountain," the first published collection of poems by Dianne Brooks is a slow dance under a clear night sky. It's as though the author hears melodies, tempos, crescendos and decrescendos as each word and phrase tumbles down from her ebullient and irrepressible muse. Clearly influenced and inspired by three of her favorite authors Maya Angelou, Nikki Giovanni and Sonia Sanchez, "You Come from Love," "A Tear Rose," "Let Me Dance My Dance", "I Need to Remember" are a sampling of the titles that explore romantic longings and imaginings. The language Ms. Brooks employs is gently introspective, yet keenly observational. It's evidence that her romantic expressions have survived those life experiences that can divest a writer of the very purity and innocence that true love is born of. "I Danced Over the Mountain" is a celebration of that love. It's a celebration of romance, life, joy, determination and the hope they bring.