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Kat Lehmann is the author of Small Stones from the River (2017) and Moon Full of Moons (2015), which was the winner of the 2016 Royal Dragonfly Book Award.
Moon Full of Moons follows a personal transformation from sadness and acceptance through healing to find a new happiness. The 102 poems are arranged in chapters according to the phases of the Moon, which provides a touchstone for deep personal transformation.
More than a hundred of Kat's poems have been published in journals and anthologies, including her poem “Skin”, which is the Third Place Winner of the 2016 Connecticut Poetry Award.
Kat is currently working on a collection of personal essays about childhood. She holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry and does her best writing after the children go to bed. Her website is www.SongsOfKat.com and can be found on twitter, facebook, or Instagram as @SongsOfKat.
Reviewed by Carla Trueheart for Readers' Favorite
I was just completely blown away by this beautiful book of poetry by author Kat Lehmann. While initially drawn in by the title Moon Full of Moons, I soon discovered that the book actually follows a theme of the moon phases, which was wonderfully unique and something I have not seen before in poetry books. In an era where a poet really needs to stand out, this theme was brilliant and pulls the reader right into the book for the duration. While the poetry is described as transformative (like the moon phases) and even sad, the poems at no time had a sense of forced melancholy, just of life lived and passing time. Further, Lehmann is a master of word painting and poem construction, and I truly looked forward to each poem. With natural themes such as butterflies, trees, constellations, rivers, and earthy colors, this book will be appreciated by nature writers and readers, as well as by lovers of the natural world.
There were many favorite poems in Moon Full of Moons, but to choose just a few, I would have to pick Family Photos for the honesty of the poem, and The Language of Beauty for the imagery of seashells and “drops of dormant rainbows puddling to a stream.” There was so much color and movement in these poems, and author Kat Lehmann has the unique ability of using emotion rather than just the words in her poetry. I enjoyed the transformative journey, and recommend the book to those who enjoy poetry, unique themes, natural themes, and beautiful writing.
