"Fifty-Two Poems" by Sylvia Brooks is a book of contemporary poetry, a must read for poetry lovers The book, which is divided into five chapters, covers the areas most appealing to modern day readers such as love and romance, children and family, and faith and inspiration. In 'The Wise Man," a young wise-cracking teen is forced to view her inadequacies and plight in life by means of the ever questioning 'wise man." In 'Glamour," a casual, informal wife must appease her loving, but critical husband by reinventing herself into his image of womanliness and beauty. But, perhaps most importantly of all, are the rhetorical and reflective insights into what makes us what we are, for better or worse. Or perhaps, strolls through the investigative territories of faith and spiritual beliefs will bring more thought to others. Whatever the interest or preference, "Fifty-Two Poems" by Sylvia Brooks, will surely supply some thought, chuckle, or question to us all as we read through its lively, delightful pages.