Zero Gravity

This book is beautiful from start to finish. I've shared it with all I know who are fellow lovers of poetry, and the written word in general. I have even introduced some of my professors to Gamalinda's poetry as he is not well known (with only one published collection of poems). I have never met a person who feels differently than I do about his work and am deeply curious about those who seem to think so poorly of it. His words are carefully chosen, and his lines are perfectly broken. He is aware of form and style; movement and meaning. I am able to read this book again and again. A fellow student in a poetry class of mine said that "You Can Choose Your Afterlife," is the closest thing she's ever seen to a perfect poem. This may not seem fantastic in and of itself, but this girl was hyper-critical of some of the most highly acclaimed "agreed upon" poetry ever written. Gamalinda encompasses so much of what contemporary poets are striving for, and he does so with ease and grace. For those who are unfamiliar with the craft and creation of poetry, this is no easy thing to accomplish. I only wish that some of the negative reviewers had spent less time hypothesizing about the results of Mr. Gamalinda's ethnicity and all that it implies, and more time focusing on this nearly perfect collection of poems.

An accomplished collection like this cannot be ignored. I was struck with the grace of this author's language even as he explores such grim subjects as Juana the Mad in the poem "Las Ruinas del Corazon." A sign of a true poet. A highly recommended read.

Word for word, page by page, a masterpiece. Bravo

I have been impressed by Eric Gamalinda's poetry since I encountered his ground-breaking first book of poems Lyrics From A Dead Language (Anvil) and now I am completely satisfied with the appearance of his second book Zero Gravity (Alice James). If Baudelaire were alive he would raise his glass of wine to the earthy poems of Mr. Gamalinda. I have taught this book to my college undergraduates in a poetry workshop class at Rutgers University. My students were overwhelmed by the beauty of the language in the poems, they were moved to new literary heights by the timbre of Eric's imagination. This book is well-worth the money because it will feed your soul.

Eric Gamalinda, with his new book 'Zero Gravity,' raises the standard of excellence for poets in America. The poems challenge readers into re-thinking the way they look at life.