Spaceship: A Collection of Words for the Misunderstood.

by Robert M. Drake

Volume 1 of Robert M. Drakes entries. This book employs the comparative method to understand societal collapses to which environmental problems contribute to the common youth and society as a whole. In his writing, Robert M. Drake hauntingly describes the issues we are all facing today. We all are broken and broken is its own kind of beautiful.

Genres: Poetry, Nonfiction, Adult

170 pages, Paperback

First published March 13, 2014

About the author

https://www.instagram.com/rmdrk/

Reviews

[Jessi ❤️ H. Vojsk [if villain, why hot?] · Rating 3 out of 5]

Our beauty inspired God
to keep dreaming in color.

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

A unique voice that looks at the ebb and flow of life...Drake understands the misunderstood.

[Ju$tin · Rating 1 out of 5]

i think there were two lines that i thought were clever. the rest was junk.

o, and the word count was probably 2-3k? took me maybe 10 mins to read. very large print. words on just every other page. art and design on the other pages.

[Chloe · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found the drawings and the graphics to be very distracting from the words that were beautiful.

[Jeanwick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the writing but I found the seemingly random pop art to be distracting and quite honestly it took away from the importance of the words. Personally I feel like the writing can stand alone successfully. If there needs to be illustrations please make them relevant to the words or concept in some way. Other then subpar artwork, the book was fantastic.
Cheers CJ

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect with one noticeable typo (me/my)!! I will let it slide for the beauty that this book is.

[Nikki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simply beautiful -- both his words and illustrations.

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book touches every age and every person ! Beautiful words ...

[Douna · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Sometimes, the greatest dreams are the ones your heart fears"

[Samantha Ivy (novelsbysamantha) · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Fatma Lootah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved it, unlike any other poetry book Ive read this is not disturbing! But rather touches the heart.

[Hessaaj · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5

Sweet and effortless with fun illustrations.

[Paul R Kohn · Rating 4 out of 5]

The words inside this book were inspiring as always, but the art did not match the tone of the book and was quite off-putting at times.

[H.M. Gautsch · Rating 3 out of 5]

As much as I love R.M. Drake's words, I was aching for more. Words were too short. The book itself was too short. As a writer and an artist myself, the art was debatable in my optical visual. The words can speak for themselves. More addition to the collection can strengthen the book itself. I'd still recommend it for a short read.

[Lorna Victoria · Rating 1 out of 5]

I really like Drakes other work, which is why I bought this sight unseen. It was such a let down. It feels like he just took some decent-ish bits of junk from a notebook or a collection of napkins/post-its he filled up and thought "ugh, I need a book. I'll just use this stuff" and nobody thought to read it before slapping it together with a really bland pop/clip art that added absolutely squat, with not much relation to the "poem"? "Thoughts"? Verbal roadkill more like. And the title... Really? "Spaceship: a Collection of words for the misunderstood" What? What does that have to do with anything in this book?! How about "space idiocy: the overuse of the word love".

No no no. Such a disappointment. I actually feel a bit insulted that he would present this to his readers.

Don't waste your time or money. Go read one of his other collections of poetry. Those are the ones that are worth it.

[Shannon Brooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

I purchased this "Collection of Words for the Misunderstood" after falling in love with the many excerpts of R.M. Drake's writing that would come across my social media. I was NOT disappointed by this truly devastating, beautiful publication. Yes, it can be read quickly; yes, half of the book consists of really neat graphic art. However, I personally found that this Collection was compiled incredibly and I loved every second I spent experiencing it, stopping to recuperate from the explosions in my mind and moments in which I identified myself within the words. 5/5 stars, no doubt.

[Christina (Christina's Book Corner) · Rating 5 out of 5]

September 29-30
Robert M. Drake brings you a collection of quotes inspired by the conventional teenager in a modern catastrophic society.

Review - The writing is gorgeous and I related to allot of these poems and quotes I have a few favorites I will read anything he writes I recommend reading any of his books .

[Amna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Liked it more than "Science".

I also liked that in each page, a few words would have a different format and jump out of the lines, sort of like a hidden story within the story. Illustrations are nice too.

[Denise R. Cruz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful.

[Sincerely Bluejay · Rating 5 out of 5]

So creatively penned it grips you in the most unique of ways.

[Liz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read in less then an hour and it was all so beautiful and emotional I can't wait to read it again in pieces.

[N · Rating 4 out of 5]

my favorite so far from his writings. i can relate to most of the poetry within this book.
I only give it 4/5 because of the presentation/illustration, it felt childish to me

[r0tg04t · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5*

Refreshing, quick, beautiful

[J · Rating 5 out of 5]

That didn't take long, Robert Drake knows how to inspire me at my worst

[Keri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Society pushes us to pour out our beauty and uniqueness. So they can burn us alive for being too different

This book claims to be a "collection of words for the misunderstood". It's not wrong. This book is dark, quirky, weird, beautiful... there is hope among it's pages.
It seems like the poet is a bit of a hopeless romantic as well. Always giving himself over to his love for his significant other.

This collection didn't just present you with the words of a hopeless romantic, though. Nay. It gave you strength. It reminded you that you are enough and you can flourish and reach your full potential if only you allow those that are holding you back to let you go.

Her eyes like a battered black sun, departed from the night before. She remembered the suffering the world caused. But it was in her weary soul, a killer's instinct to savagely keep going.

This book tells us not to be ashamed of what we've endured. It has taught us vital lessons and is the reason we are able to push forward with all of our might. Don't let people pity you or shame you for your past. Your past shaped you into who you are right now.

Change was among the stars, the moment she began to love herself.

This was a super refreshing read. I've been in a bit of a slump lately when it comes to reading as we have been crazy busy but then I saw this book in my book case and thought, "Heck, I definitely have time for a poetry book!" I've also been wanting to read Drake's works for a while now and I'm so glad I did. This book was wonderful and I hope you pick it up so it can remind you, as it did me, to stay weird. 🙃

The world is filled
with broken people
with broken lives
searching for broken love.
And that is why being
alone has never
felt so good.

I can't see myself
with the crowd.

I never have.

[Kenzie Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

I heard wonderful things about this author. I was excited to finally read something of Robert M. Drake's and I had someone recommend this book. This book exceeded my expectations. I was very impressed at how good this book is. When it finally came in the mail, I couldn't put it down. Its definitely a book I would suggest reading. I can't wait to get another one of his books.

[Brienne Coughlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Truly one of the most aesthetically beautiful and intellectually beautiful books of poetry I’ve ever read. Cannot wait to share some of these with my students when we tackle poetry next year. I love how each of these is visually represented.

[Cee 🌷 · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is rated ‘low’, yeah. Not because it wasn’t good. A few poems spoke to me, though this book was gifted to me when I was a teenager and I’m sure I related to it more at that time. I love him as a poet in general though.

[Mohamed Ghazi · Rating 1 out of 5]

One of the worst books I read. If it is considered a book.
The text was super large to fill the pages. The content was words that could be on Twitter, not a book!

[Victoria Fuller · Rating 4 out of 5]

im only giving this stars because I didn't get to really focus on it.