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The Light Within is the second book that Michael Fitzgibbons has written. His first book, a novel titled My Senior Year, is a gripping coming of age story about Sully, an adolescent boy trying to find his way in a mixed up world. This time around, Fitzgibbons unleashes a different side of his literary voice. The Light Within is an enticing collection of narrative poetry. The consummate storyteller, Fitzgibbons has a unique poetic voice that allows readers immediate access into the hearts of his characters. Further, his poems place readers in the midst of “fork-in-the-road moments” that challenge them to find their own way. His belief in people, the power of relationships, and the importance of story all shine through from cover to cover of this poetry collection. Readers will walk away from The Light Within feeling challenged, but ultimately enlightened. Challenged to identify their own stories within the stories of those whom they encounter on the pages of this collection. And enlightened when they find them.
The Light Within, by Michael Fitzgibbons - Amazon Sales Rank: #1267084 in Books
- Published on: 2015-10-28
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .27" w x 6.00" l,
- Binding: Paperback
- 106 pages
The Light Within, by Michael Fitzgibbons About the Author Michael Fitzgibbons is a 59 year-old teacher and counselor who lives and works in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. He has a B.A. in English from Chicago State University, and Masters Degrees from Northeastern University and Loyola University Chicago. He is a National Certified Counselor (NCC) and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with an office in Mundelein. He is in his 40th year on the faculty of Carmel High School in Mundelein, Illinois, where he lives with his wife, Mary. They have three grown children. He has written and published a novel, written, directed and starred in a film that played at the New York International Film Festival, and does motivational speaking and team building. He has coached various sports at the high school level for more than 30 years, and was recently inducted into the East Suburban Catholic Hall of Fame.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Review From Ryan By Amazon Customer Michael Fitzgibbons’ new poetry book, “The Light Within” is nothing short of fantastic. The writer has surely matured into his best and most imaginative offering to date. The book of poems is set up in three sections centered on individual people, everyday events, and human interactions. It has seemed that he has been circling this book for years with the “I’ll get around to it” attitude many of treat cleaning the attic, or in my case, taking down the rest of the Christmas decorations.It’s been kind of a shock to me in this bite sized, attention span shrinking, I’ll get to it when I am done with this tweet, world that poetry hasn’t caught on. I saw an add the other day who’s theme went something like “who wants to read poetry anyway.” Well I do and I am sure a lot of other people do without even knowing it until they digest the medium. This review could turn into an indictment on the education system in America, but I digress.One poem from Fitzgibbons takes about 2-3 minutes to read. A bathroom break after a chili dinner can knock at least 2 or 3 of these selections out. It’s a free verse style that is easy to read with long declarative sentences coupled with short lines giving an impression of speed and even in some cases a back and forth of thought or ideas. The only poet’s lyrical style I can compare it to is Charles Bukowski, but Fitzgibbons very much has found his own voice here.Michael Fitzgibbons has been an educator since Clinton was not inhaling (40 years), and there is so much here he has to offer. Some is from his own personal experience and some springs from his 15 years of counseling. This is not your cheerful jaunt into the sometimes hilarious musings we are used to from this author. These are a collection of poems set up as small stories of everyday people going through extraordinary circumstance and or horrific events. Some are fighting causes without any real fanfare. Those causes his protagonists face are so lost that they remind us of Jimmy Stewart in “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” hold the Washington. A sort of peoples history that should hit home for a lot of its readers.Take the poem “Priest” for instance, which is a story of a pastor trying to save a dying church. Or “Old Nun” a story about holding on to old rituals and the past that is haunting. It’s not all dark as the title of the book suggests there are slivers of light and sometimes altogether breakthroughs. As the priest realizes to his God at the end of his story “Just keep showing me the dandelions and I promise I will never miss the flowers again.”The book then shifts to another form of storytelling focusing on events in people lives. With poems like “Flat Tire” about a father pulling over to help a young black man receiving racial threats. The poem contains, what this reviewer knows from experience, a heroic act that is shrugged off by its protagonist as commonplace with the lament, “They needed help.” We can imagine that this is an event of the writer’s upbringing on the Southside of Chicago. Also it reaffirms one of the themes of this book, ordinary people dealing with extraordinary situations. Sometimes they act heroically, sometimes they digress into whatever madness or problems they are dealing with.The human interaction section shifts smoothly, as a human interaction is just an event anyway. There are startling images in this section. One of an old one legged veteran saluting a current soldier on a train in “Salute.” In “Flicker” he depicts a young girl dealing with her mother’s death through her life. One of my favorites being, “Kick” about a teen girl who finds incredible strength making a decision to keep her child, “Promising herself whatever came next, they would do together.”At the end of the book, there is a Q and A with the author which he suggest that he wrote these poems out of respect for the people who went through these challenges. In many cases it shines right through in his writing, no pun intended. Again there is so much here that a review can’t give it justice. Including some humor that is more “aha” than “hahaha.” The themes cut close for those who have grown up near Fitzgibbons but are wide enough to connect with a large audience. Hopefully when some of read this you will “never miss the flowers again.”
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A well-drawn collection of word-portraits. By Glenn Snow For many years, when I was a teacher, I had a sign on my classroom wall. It said:Music is life.Poetry is art.Television is furniture.In this collection, Mike Fitzgibbons proves the middle proposition. His poetry is art. He paints pictures with words, but they are moving pictures, not static ones. His pictures are invariably portraits, not still lifes. There's not a bowl of fruit or a tropical landscape among them. What is among them is a collection of portraits drawn with words, portraits of real people from every walk of life. I found myself having to read only one or two poems a day, to let them marinate a little. Every once in a while, I found a phrase which caught my attention, although I couldn't always tell why it did. Some of them made me chuckle and smile, some of them made me a bit sad. All in all, I found this a thought-provoking and emotionally deep collection, and I'm glad that I picked it up. In the poem "Teacher", I spotted this line, which I thought was very appropriate for the entire collection:"Poetry is image driven. Image. Image. Image."Yes, indeed...and the images in this book are very well drawn.(Some of the lines I highlighted in my copy)p6 - 2 CentsDear Santa I'm gonna prove you don't existBut just in case, I want the new table top hockey gamep14 - Cart Boy"And saved his life.""Really? He's just a cart boy."p18 - Hospice LadyAnd I knew you were waiting for them to goSo they wouldn't be here when you made your final move.p51 - Grand CanyonMake her proudwork to be donelove the wifelove the kidswalk the road[...] some wounds don't heal with time.p92 - Two Minus OneYou were drinking ZinfandelI had a Miller Lite
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I highly recommend this truly worthy volume of Michaels poetry By Sonny Freeman Not sure where Michael Fitzgibbons has been since "My Senior Year" or why it's taken so long for him to publish and share the gift and art of his poetry, but I now look forward to his future offerings. I have shared "The Light Within" with three professional colleagues who are also writers and poets, two of which are university professors, and we all agree on the impact of Fitzgibbons work. Honest, believable, and at times raw as we travel the imagery of the way life is lived, through everyday events and walk our journey with countless others lives. Michaels words have touched our hearts. Let us all share our light within. An outstanding read and life experience. I highly recommend this truly worthy volume of Michaels poetry.Sonny FreemanHudson, IL
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