Touching with a bittersweet wisdom
Nadia has written a beautiful, moving book. I believe she will become a major poet in America if she continues to write like this.

REVIEWER:  Richard - Bel Air, Maryland

What a delight it was to read from "Unscrambled Eggs". The author, Nadia Brown, shows a maturity in her writing, far beyond her years. She delves into what life is all about for most of us, and puts it on our plate, face up. A highly suggested read.

REVIEWER:  Georgeanne Smith, Author of "A Voice In The Dark"

In this her first, poetry collection, Nadia Brown presents a cornucopia of work. She is an eclectic poet that draws from personal experience and common day happenings. This approach is metaphorically seen in the poems "Lone Bird, Farewell to Hardship". Taken from ‘Farewell-’

farewell to hardship
to the black crows of sorrow
to the grieving clouds
that brings about misery

With Nadia’s poems I find myself in the darkest of my longing questions, come to light, as she sheds to me hopeful answers. Her poems are short and soft, yet incredibly effective, bringing on a sense of awe. It was difficult to find a favorite poem, for much of this work sparkles. Wherever one turns, words fly out and blind the reader. She is truly a gifted writer, brilliant in both mind and spirit. I would recommend Unscrambled Eggs to be read by anyone at any age of life.

REVIEWER:  Anthony Liccione, Author of Parched and Colorless

Unscrambled Eggs is familiar as it is endearing. Touched by a unique artist, this book will have you searching inside your own spirit to compare the likeness of her life to your own. Nadia´s style is much craft over structure - blending a smooth mixture of honest poetry. There are no borders, no hidden shelves, no curves or waves of unimportant issues in these drafts; it is indeed a pure and straight journey on a fruitful road of a true class artist´s life and her surroundings. Good poetry doesn´t really tell us much at all; except that it just rounds off various options and in Unscrambled Eggs; it gives us a nice and easy insight to perhaps one of the better writers of this ancient craft called poetry.

REVIEWER:  Stephen Hamilton Nicol, Poet & Writer

Nadia Brown’s Unscrambled Eggs, A magnificent piece of deep and profound poetry. Each poem has it’s own unique color and flavor. I found sorrow, happiness, and loss in these pages. “Deprived” is my favorite poem, ‘A rousing verse, a mangled rose, a sigh of jazz, all sings your silence’ is a line that screams loneliness. “Pebble” speaks of feeling small and insignificant, haven’t we all felt that way, at one time or another? Nadia’s work is extremely thought provoking. Not since Pamela deLeon-Lewis have I read poetry that made me think so intensely and reach for what the author was trying to convey. That’s an amazing gift, to put something on paper and have the reader think about what’s being said and coming up with more than one opinion. Like all great literary works, each time you read it, you come away with a new and better understanding of its contents. “Autumn Falls Softly” is a beautiful poem, it’s something I could read over and over and still be as thrilled as I was the first time her words entered my soul. Her poem about Maya Angelou was such a beautiful ode to a woman whom I’ve admired for years. Every poem has a nakedness about it, exposing Nadia’s innermost thoughts and feelings. Awesome! Take the time to sit quietly somewhere, and enjoy every word.

REVIEWER:   Terri Ann Armstrong, Editor/Author of My Soul Has Spoken and Where Do I Begin?



Unscrambled Eggs is a lyrical album of profound poetry. It glistens with quiet reflection entangled with sentiments of abandonment. Forlorn, lost, adrift on a sea of real emotions – Nadia Brown speaks with words not often combined. Take, for example, the following stanza from “Deprived.”

My Crayola lips
plum of eyes, cello of body
are sick with need.

Crayola lips. Cello body. Sick with need. In thirteen short words we sense the image of a woman painfully alone and uncomfortable in her body. In the last stanza, we are assured of this stinging vision.

A rousing verse,
a mangled rose, a sigh of jazz
all sings your absence

Nadia Brown’s imagery is strong and unexpected. The combinations of words are surprising, refreshing. These are not common poems. The tang of gritty despondency permeates the pages, in spite of the artistic composition. There is no pretense here. No false polish, cute rhyming schemes, nor purposeful cadence. In such an environment, only the imagery stands alone, spilling honest visions on the page.

Among the sixty verses lies another favorite, “There Were No Bells.”

She said there were no bells,
only her clam hands
and fretful feet rattled in the eve.
The sirens would not go off
nor did her knees faint
from the tie-dye of bliss
She felt no quakes,
no bumble bees,
no panic sharks reeling
in the pint of her belly.
Not once did her shoelace hair
curl like ringlets
not once did she hear bells.

Uncommon pairings, curious verbs, and a splash of liberating spirit develop as the poetry travels through time. As Ms. Brown works through emotions of despair, a stronger woman evolves. The work sings of survival while painting distinctive images of the world.

Examine these vivid phrases from “Fishing for Salmon.”

a laundry of birds gather
in a fold like sheep
like a fistful of jellybeans in a bottle

and:

there is some wind
flossing back and forth between homes
This unpretentious yet moving collection of poetry will earn a place of honor on your bookshelf. Don’t be surprised if you are drawn to reread it over and over again.

REVIEWER: Aaron Paul Lazar, Author of the LeGarde Mystery Series



Unscrambled Eggs
Nadia Brown
Publish America, Frederick, Maryland
Release Date: Summer/Fall 2005

Unscrambled Eggs is a book of poetry that tells of strong feelings and life's unrelenting trials, joys, and triumphs. Ms. Brown expresses these feelings in beautiful words of poetry that captures every subject you can imagine. Poets seem to live in a world of their own and they allow us to enter their world through prose that awakens our feelings and spirits with their words. Ms. Brown is a poet whose words evoke mystery and thoughtfulness. A perfect example of this is her title poem Unscrambled Eggs. You can read regret, aloneness, and lessons learned within the few lines of her words. We recommend Unscrambled Eggs to all. Poetry lovers will cherish it in their collection. Four stars!

REVIEWER: Lola Pierce, Chariot Rider Reviews



"Nadia Brown is an accomplished poet.
She uses an unusual poetry style  with
exceptional language skills in her first book of
poetry, Unscrambled Eggs.

Her statement "I offer more than words" is
especially true in 'Unforeseen Affair'. I
particularly liked this passage:

"In a country of gold & ledger,
Lies a sea of poor,
Living in calamity,
And discontentment."

Of these, my personal
favorites were 'Moon over Columbus' and
'Only a Girl'. Nature lovers and those who
question human interactions will enjoy this
book of poetry."

REVIEWER: Lillian Brummet, Book Ideas
co-author of the book Trash Talk - a guide for
anyone concerned about his or her impact on
the environment.

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