Coffee Days Whiskey Nights

I just started getting into poetry and this book took me by storm. I couldn’t put it down. I highly recommend for new poetry enjoyers as well as seasoned poetry enjoyers.

a must read for 2020!!! not only are the poems cozy, personable and relatable but this book is just really i think a quarantine mood for us all. cyrus, as usual, stuns with their word choice and imagery. the day and night theme of this book pulls it all together seamlessly. so proud of them for this one! their strongest collection yet. can’t wait for what they have planned next!

I love the way he writes and how deep but simple. I bought this book several times as gifts.

I received a copy of this poetry collection free of charge from the publisher through netgalley. No review was required of me.I'm not a poetry fan but I did enjoy this collection. I plan to buy a physical copy because the formatting on my arc was awful and didn't do this collection any justice.This reads like a stream of thoughts of someone struggling with anxiety and depressing and slowing winning that struggle. Its relatable yet motivational and as a reader it made me feel heard while giving me hope.Highly recommend

This is the second collection by Parker Lee that I've read, and one of the most relatable published works I've ever encountered.The way they write about their experience, their thoughts and feelings, it's so unflinchingly honest it's almost difficult to look at. But I do think that's quite the point.I did actually have to set this down and I wasn't entirely sure I'd be able to get back, just because I wasn't at all expecting or prepared to relate to it as much as I did. Parker truly lays bare some very deep, dark corners of themself in these poems, and I found myself wanting to rush over with a blanket to cover them up, partially protective, but mostly selfish, concerned someone might see in me what they've so brazenly bared in themself for all the world to see.The day/night theme is clever, a very effective way of setting the mood for the words you're about to read.I highly recommend this collection, but heed the warning about practicing self care while doing so. If you deal with depression, anxiety, grief/loss, I can personally attest that these words will hit home in the most beautiful, painful way. I imagine the same applies if you deal with dysphoria, binge eating, drinking.Thank you to Central Avenue Publishing and Netgalley for granting my wish for an e-arc to be reviewed, and thank you to Parker for putting this wonderful collection out there.

I related a lot to this work of poetry, the ups and the downs, and found myself tearing up a few places and running several highlighted phrases throughout the book. The author has captured well that feeling of up and down and the ways they can change quickly throughout the day. I found myself rereading phrases here and there as I highlighted them, and considering them within the context of my own life.It was a brief read, with depth and I found myself wishing was slightly longer.Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for this review.

"We are so much more than a single moment in time"This was one of my absolute favorite poetry books ever. I have a hard time getting fully into poetry sometimes because it feels so personal. But this one...this one hit close in some ways and I love it so much. There were tons of beautiful lines that would make great quotes. I definitely recommend to anyone that loves poetry or needs a good intro into poetry books!

Coffee Days Whiskey Nights by Cyrus Parker is the author's latest published collection. Parker is a non-binary poet and storyteller, as well as the author of multiple poetry collections, including DROPKICKromance and masquerade.This book was a special request on my part as it is from Central Avenue Publishers. Their [Dis]Connected Volume One and Two introduced me to several young poets, including Alicia Cook and Yena Sharma Purmasirm. Included in Volume One are poems by Parker. I went back to my earlier copy, and although Parker was not my favorite poet, his work showed promise, and since it had been two years [Dis]Connected had been published, I wanted to see how the poet had grown.Ironically, Parker's second poem in [Dis]Connected rings true with me concerning his new collection:the older I getthe harder it to relateto those around me-Start - Power - Shut DownI have developed a taste for poetry after college and graduate school. My preferences seem to fall in line with people my age and older. As I told another poet, "I can read Whitman all day and Byron all night." However, the newest style of poetry to evolve has me at a loss. Short, emotion-filled lines that resemble disembodied rock lyrics from the 1970s doesn't say poetry to me. Granted, the young folks love this type of writing, and I often see or hear, "I don't usually like poetry, but i like this." I think perhaps it is to poetry as texting is to letter writing. Maybe the same tree but indeed a different branch. Despite this style's popularity and lack of a defining name, I can't classify it as poetry in my mind."Who am I make that statement?" is also probably a good question. I have a liberal arts degree but chose to work as a mechanic, and Coffee Days Whiskey Nights sounds like a mechanic's creed. I was excited by the title. I liked the longer poems that were over a dozen lines long. I also appreciated the alternating black and white pages with the contrasting print representing days and nights. Some nice touches will attract new readers and Parker will, and should be recognized on the same level as Sin, Leav, and Faudet.This is where I am torn as a reviewer. My tastes do not include this in the canon of poetry, but professionally will this be a successful book is obviously yes. If you are younger than forty, this is something you'll enjoy. If you are in your fifties, to borrow from Parker, "the older I get/ the harder it is to relate."

They are one of my favourite poets ever! Each poem is beautifully written and I always wish for more when the book ends. I loved it!

I'm sorry but I do not understand the glowing reviews. This is a book of the authors thoughts. Many pages are just a single sentence. These are not poems. Only took a few minutes to read them all, definitely not worth the money.