...Dedication Is Key
.Author.Poet.Filmmaker.
Vivid in imagination, rich with colorful expressions of life, hope, fantasy and possibility are the words of Apryl Skies.
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Apryl Skies makes a charismatic debut into the literary world with the publishing of her first poetry collection,
Apryl is a Los Angeles, California native whose creativity is not
exclusive to her passion for poetic composition, she also expresses
natural talent with both camera and canvas. Whether with words or art,
Skies captures the intense beauty of the world with a unique and
lyrical voice.
While inspired by history’s many
brilliant poets such as Eliot, Cummings, Blake and Poe; Skies has established a
modest following of her own. As a
contemporary poet and author, Apryl has impressed the likes
of fans both online as well as by her appearances at local poetry readings throughout
the Los Angeles area.
Before entering the publishing world, Apryl focused her energy toward film with the release of her animated fairy tale series on DVD,
a 60 minute anthology of puppet adventures, clay animation, computer graphics and poetry for children. Polyphony is now available at retailers worldwide and was a huge hit at the 2008 Coachella Music & Arts Festival.
When not occupied by quill and scroll, Apryl donates her time tutoring English and Literature to young people who would not otherwise be able to afford such assistance.
Apryl
Skies, emerges into the literary world with hope,
emotion and intrigue with...
Now Available 2010
Poetry, Children's Fairy Tales, Animation, Sculpting, Photography, Props and Set Design, Art Direction, Script Coverage
Notary Service, Shipping, Packaging
Jewelry and Candle making
Current Reviews
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Target Audience Magazine
Poetry Review: A Song Beneath the Silence by Apryl Skies
Review by Ellen Eldridge
Reading Apryl Skies' poetry allows for a sense of calm yet cathartic understanding of nature and human ideals. Her paint fills the canvas of emotion
Poems are the songs we sing silently to ourselves when music is either unavailable or inappropriate. The thoughts we contain in mind which can only scream and bite through our cheeks to get outside of our bodies; these are the images which Apryl Skies can collect and extract providing some sort of catharsis to all who read her work. From the concise opening prologue, a landscape of possibility lays before the reader and allows for a journey of art as well as understanding of the self. What is poetry except for a way to connect with those often indistinguishable ideals creative types extrapolate through music, painting and writing. Apryl's ability to decipher meaning from words appears as easily as identifying “can” in the word canvas. The use of form poetry to accentuate imagery can be seen in poems including “...like rain” which looks on the page as rain sprinkling from the sky. The section labeled “Mythica” contains some prose poetry which tell more of a story unclouded by obscure details. The simplicity and peace conveyed in “Defining the Stone” will stay with the reader and, perhaps, be passed on to children and families. Apryl Skies demonstrates her versatile skill as a poet with a fine blend of poems for those both familiar and unfamiliar with the nature of poetry. Read these to relax, in or out of order. Share them with friends or take from them some semblance of enlightened understanding. After all, poetry is the catharsis from one shared for the benefit of all and that is what April Skies has captured. “A Song Beneath Silence” is available on Amazon as well as the website: www.edgarallanpoet.com
Ellen Eldridge
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San Francisco/Sacramento Book Review
"Apryl Skies, author of A Song Beneath Silence, has a dreamy name that speaks of seasonality. Her name gives a lot away, makes one think of the uppermost realm of the our planet—the sky—and the visually transient mysteries it holds: clouds, rain, sunlight, moonlight, darkness, and stars. Her poems are filled with these natural elements, and beyond this, they are filled with the supernatural, too. This poet takes it all in! She seeks to transcend the limits of being human and bound to the Earth. Emotions can be liberating, and her poems capture the heights we attain when we love and live passionately.
Readers will find her poems intriguing but oftentimes abstract. The choice of concrete images and themes, and how to use them without being too abstract, is something many poets grapple with, because readers seek experiences they can latch onto and make their own. At times, her poems left me wanting more sensory details I could claim. Nonetheless, I could hear the music in her lines and see the landscapes she paints. Every poet is bound to a place; Apryl Skies is rooted in her southern California home, lured by what is near it and beyond it—the ocean and the heavens. She seeks what it means to be human but able to transcend the boundaries of where and how we live and the limits of what we feel and perceive."
~Viola Allo
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"A Song Beneath Silence By Apryl Skies...doesn't disappoint...a strong and authentic voice. October Ghosts, Wise and Time (For Uncle Jimmy Riccio and his beloved Gilda), and Of Blood and Bone create an atmosphere that holds the reader. My favorite poem of the book, The Invitation evokes Poe’s Lenore in name and mood."
John Porter ~Fangoria* * *
MODEL POETRY
" Anyone who knows about renowned Poet Apryl Skies, knows that she can work words into stone; she can take a thought and purify it into the inevitable dust."
~Models Poetry
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"You have the power to change your life..."
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Obscura
Acrylic on Canvas
By Apryl Skies
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2010 Gold Pixie Award For Animation
Quarter Finalist
IMMORTAL KYN
A HEAVENLY HORROR
Movie Bytes
- First Round Finalist
IMMORTAL KYN
A HEAVENLY HORROR
