In the Capital City of Autumn, written by Tim Bowling, is a poetic retelling of his life. There were poems that made me feel sad, and poems that left me with a sense of peace and calmness. Tim wrote poems about the loss of his mother, his dog, the atmosphere when the cherry blossoms falls (one of my favorite ones) and watching his children grow.

There was beauty to some of his pieces that I enjoyed.

With that said, there were also a few where I had to slow down my already slow pace to comb through what Tim was trying to say. A thing that stands out with poetry books to me is the different messages different people will get from a piece. I may not have gotten the true meaning Tim was trying to make but I did come to my own conclusions that satisfied me. Some of them though, I was feeling a bit lost as a causal poetry reader who didn't spend too much time trying to analyze everything.

Overall, if you're interesting in adding a poetry read, I would recommend checking out In the Capital City of Autumn. It was an enjoyable book and reflective with its messages.