What Amazon says
Delve into a book of verse exploring different topics and different genres, all with a RITUal twist.
A collection of poetry drawing on the experiences of the writer, ranging from matters of the heart, love for the family, situations in life and some verses written with a humorous twist.
My review
This is a delightful book of poetry with a lot of variety in the tone and content of the poems. They are all written from a very human perspective and cover the day-to-day life of a Mother of two, wife and employee with a lovely twist of humour. As all of these things myself, I found the verses to be very relatable. The book is divided into four sections which each deal with different aspects of life, namely, Family RITUals, Life rituals, Rituals of the heart and Rituals to make you smile.
Who could not enjoy such words as the following:
“Snuggled close while you feed.
Little blessing, sent from God
My heart is filled with joy”
This took me right back to those first days as a Mother and the closeness of cuddling your new-born and breastfeeding.
“A cough or sniffle, fever, rash
You wish you could
make them well
but other than love, and Calpol
It’s a parent’s
Form of Hell”
As a Mother of a child with a chronic illness, this verse had me nodding my head in agreement and feeling Ritu’s anguish.
I would recommend this book which is a keeper. A book to delve into for a smile when life gets heavy going.
Amazon reviews
Five star review by Wendy Unsworth:
I enjoy reading funny or clever verse, mostly on the internet, in blog posts etc, when I come across them, but books of poetry are rarely my thing.
I ‘picked up’ an ecopy of Poetic Rituals when it was discounted because it’s something different and an easier read in between fat novels and autobiographies.
It is really great to open a book and be surprised in every good way by the contents. I read through the poems at one sitting, delighted with each one to the next. They reminded me in some ways of Pam Ayres work; witty, funny, poignant, some slightly tongue-in-cheek. What impressed me most was their unfailing observations of family life, relationships and the frustrations of daily life. One is about not being able to get a printer to link to a computer – I could wholly identify with that one!
Read this book, raise a smile and even a little tear. This is a lovely read!
About the author
Ritu Bhathal was born in Birmingham in the mid-1970’s to migrant parents, hailing from Kenya but with Indian origin. This colourful background has been a constant source of inspiration to her.
From childhood, she always enjoyed reading. This love of books is mostly credited to her mother.
The joy of reading spurred her on to become creative in her own writing, from fiction to poetry.
Winning little writing competitions at school and locally gave her the encouragement to continue writing.
As a wife, mother, daughter, sister, and teacher, she has drawn on inspiration from many avenues to create the poems that she writes.
A qualified teacher, having studied at Kingston University, she now deals with classes of children as a sideline to her writing!
Ritu also writes a blog, a mixture of life and creativity, thoughts and opinions, which recently was awarded second place in the Best Overall Blog Category at the Annual Bloggers Bash Awards.
Ritu is happily married, and living in Kent, with her Hubby Dearest, and two children, not forgetting the furbaby Sonu Singh.
She is currently working on some short stories, and a novel, to be published in the near future.
Purchase Poetic RITUals
You can purchase Poetic RITUals as an ebook here:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Poetic-RITUals-Ritu-Bhathal-ebook
Follow Ritu Bhathal
You can read more of Ritu’s poetry and enjoy her engaging posts by following her blog:
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Thank you, Sir
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You’re welcome Ma’am.
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Wonderful read Robbie and a stunning poem. Even I was remembering my younger days with mom and dad. She seems to be a great writer.
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Her writing is very relatable, Kamal, and I really enjoy that. She has a blog where you can discover more of her writing.
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Yes K will definitely check out her blog
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Thank you 😊
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Welcome
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Oh Robbie!
You made me tear up with your lovely words!
Thank you so much for such a wonderful review!! I am so glad you enjoyed the book!
❤
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I am so glad you liked the review, Ritu. I loved your poetry book and will be re-reading it when I need cheering up. Looking forward to your novel now.
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That touches me so much to hear 💗
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Woke up to a most touching review for my Poetry book, this morning!
Thank you Robbie! ❤
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I am so pleased you have shared, Ritu.
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Reblogged this on Richard M. Ankers – Author and commented:
One great writer reviewing another. Please take a look.
Richard.
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Thank you so much Richard 😚
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My pleasure 🙂
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Thank you so much for sharing, Richard. Such an enjoyable book of poetry.
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My pleasure, Robbie. 🙂
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Lovely review Robbie… and I agree some of those words sound very emotive.. hugs.
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Thanks Sally x
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A super read, Sally. I love poetry that I can relate to. I even read some of these poems to Michael and Gregory.
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They are certainly being treated to a broad selection of books Robbie and it is a wonderful thing. xx
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Wonderful!
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Thank you Jennie 😚
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You’re welcome, Ritu! 🙂
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Thank you, Jenny. Ritu’s personality shines though so beautifully in this book.
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It does! 🙂
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Thank you
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Thank you for sharing, Michael. Have a fantastic new week.
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Check out this review of the book, Poetic Rituals, by Ritu Bhathal, as featured on Robbie’s Inspiration blog
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Thank you
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You’re welcome
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Thank you for sharing, Don. I hope you have a lovely weekend away.
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Thanks, it was.
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I don’t read a lot of poetry books but this one sounds intriguing–thanks to your snippets. I’m off to check it out.
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Thanks Jacqui!
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Brilliant, Jacqui, it will make you laugh and then cry and then do both together.
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A lovely review for an absolutely delightful book which I also enjoyed immensely 🙂
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Thanks sis 😍
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I am sure I will love your book, Judy. I really enjoy your poetry.
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Thank you, Judy. I saw your lovely review on Amazon. I will be reading yours next.
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Oh, I hope you enjoy it , Robbie 🙂
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It’s well worth it Robbie!
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Thank you Eloise xxx
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Thank you for sharing, Eloise.
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Thanks for a lovely review of this poetry, I could relate to it! 🙂 Ritu writes beautiful verses. Wishing her all the best!
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Thank you, Balroop. I am really enjoying reading [and learning from] the different styles of writing poetry.
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Thank you Balroop 😍
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I’m not sure I would read a book of poetry. Reminds me too much of University.
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Fair enough, Tandy. This poetry is fun though and very relatable. Nothing like what you study at Uni for days gone by.
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Lol! Believe me Tandy, I am not a high brow poet at all! Hopefully it would male you laugh rather than worry whether you got the context correct!!! ( I hope!)
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Heartfelt words. Thank you for the post. ☺
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I am glad you liked it.
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Thanks Sweta!
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