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Lee Woodman’s Colorscapes is more than a poetry collection; it’s a gallery of human perception. Each poem is a canvas where science, history, and feeling intersect. Woodman writes with the insight of an art historian and the heart of a traveler, using color to explore the boundaries between intellect and emotion. The book opens with her vivid recollection of childhood in India and studies in Paris, a life “drenched in color.” That same richness infuses her verse. “Black Is Not a Color” ponders shadow and grief, while “Yellow into Yellow” channels Carl Jung’s theory of intuition: “I can love my open passion / I can be the clearest truth.” Woodman uses each hue to investigate human psychology. She has a gift for making the abstract accessible. “The Price We Pay for Yellow” connects Van Gogh’s chrome pigments to the literal toxicity of beauty: “Lead chrome darkened with age, like real-life bowers.” “Contradictory Red” moves from Renaissance paint to modern protest, tracing red’s power as a symbol of love, anger, and revolution. Yet not all is intensity. “A Scold of Blue Jays” and “Two Crickets, Two Bees, and a Hydrangea” balance stillness with movement, showing how nature mirrors emotional rhythm. “Recompose,” … Continue reading COLORSCAPES
