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Pushing the Limits
Paperback
Writing InstructionGeneral Poetry
ISBN13: 9781950475445
Publisher: Homestead Lighthouse Press
Published: Sep 9 2025
Pages: 156
Weight: 0.48
Height: 0.36 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Pushing the Limits is a 'day in the life' witnessing that many can and will identify with. I am impressed by the witnessing we often get here about aging and stepping into the mentor's time of life. We need more poems and art like that.
Some of these poems follow particular forms, schemes, and structures. You will find Alcaic stanzas, a villanelle, a sonnet, a ghazal, a rondeau, a chastushka, a sestina, and a haiku. Other poems have a variety of rhyme schemes and poetic devices. Some lines will stand out, like, Life flows on like an IV drip, and There is no humor in a dead heart. Some poems are fun, others somber. Some disturbing, some perplexing, others depicting loss where there are no words. Blending poetic forms with reflection on personal history and the everyday, Lyon's poetry transforms the mundane into something more profound with striking relatability.
Pushing the Limits spans three sections: At First Sight, On Second Thought, and At Peace. The sections progress as does life from early beginnings to maturity. The poem Always Under Construction is at the heart of this book. Lyon makes it very clear in the line, I live my life a work in progress. Every poem provokes thought, and in Pushing the Limits, Lyon develops a vision that grows out of itself. His view on writing poetry is expressed in lines that appear at the beginning of the book:
A poem is the little bird that flew into my patio glass door, Lying dazed and bewildered on the cold concrete.It came back to life, looked me in the eye, Shook its wings, and flew away.Pushing the Limits, a bold and evocative collection, explores the edges of human experience, where emotion, memory, and imagination collide. Each piece dares to cross conventional boundaries while delving into themes of resilience, risk, and transformation with unflinching honesty. From quiet reflections on aging and identity to portraits of love, loss, and renewal, the poems encourage readers to step beyond comfort zones and confront what lies on the other side. With vivid imagery and striking language, Pushing the Limits invokes a journey through the depths of the heart and the heights of possibility.
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