A Happy Dreamer
Short Poems from the Blueberry Fields
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"A Happy Dreamer" effectively evokes the contemplation, joy and simplicity of time spent alone in nature. In breathless, delicate language, Elissaveta Iordanova opens the door to a unique way of viewing the world around her. The haiku-like structure of her poems allows them to be at once intimate and universal. Iordanova’s understanding of rhythm and sound, tone and pace, image and metaphor makes the collection of short poems engaging. Thanks to the unconventional use of punctuation and lower-case, the poems read as personal reflections, perhaps jotted down quickly to preserve the beauty of the moment. Visually, they lay on the page like fallen leaves, inviting readers to pick them up one at a time. Iordanova's varied sensory language allows readers to feel the sun dappling the forest floor, or hear the rustle of a friendly wind. The range of emotions expressed within the poems--contentment, sorrow, longing, joy--is mirrored by the range of environments: whether in the forest, by the ocean or alone in a strange city, Iordanova invites readers to find commonalities with the thoughts expressed in her deeply personal poems. Thea Piltzecker Elissaveta Iordanova's poems capture small fleeting moments with haiku-like compression and delicacy. Elizabeth Frank
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A Happy Dreamer grasps the beauty of the different places and events author Elissaveta Iordanova has experienced in the past fi fteen years. Her collection of poetry presents a very personal response—a palette of reactions, feelings, and thoughts—to her journey. She has long been fascinated by short poems and the brevity with which her innermost thoughts can be expressed. They fulfill her desire to share a small part of these places, to encourage others to see things differently, and to understand that sharing is connection.
Her poems, inspired by haiku but not confined to the form, reflect her personal experiences with nature, dances of the heart, and happy dreams for the future. She views this as a way to choreograph images that are poetic canvases of places and people striving for meaningful lives. From poems that speak of the beauty of the sea crashing against the rocks to poems that speak of love found by the light of the moon and stars, A Happy Dreamer evokes the emotion and expectation of a journey to cherish for a lifetime.
“Elissaveta Iordanova’s poems capture small, fleeting moments with haiku-like compression and delicacy.” —Elizabeth Frank, PhD, a Pulitzer Prize–winning author
About the Author
Elissaveta Iordanova is a choreographer and performing artist, currently based in New York City. She earned her MFA from Sarah Lawrence College, NYC as the first dance Fulbright scholar from Bulgaria. As an artistic director of ELEA GORANA DANCE COLLECTIVE she collaborates with dancers, actors, composers, musicians and singers bridging different art forms. This is her first book of poetry.