Zayra Yves: Art of Words
"Life is a series of questions, a parade of irregular heart beats waiting for love to answer."
- Irregular Heartbeats by Zayra Yves 
NEW BOOK RELEASE: Color Me Pomegranate
The pomegranate, as a symbol and for its color, has historical meaning for women both in mythology and literature. Zayra's literary poetic collection, Color Me Pomegranate, travels through the many layers of mythical women turned into real women living these myths out in every day life. On the pages of this collection, we encounter Aphrodite, Medusa, Meda, Persphone, Athena, Inanna, Ishtar, Gaia, Sophia, Durga, Kali, Mary, The Black Madonna, Eve, Anne Sexton, Marilyn Monroe, Sylvia Plath, Kiki de Montpamasse, Lee Miller, Berthe Morisot, Joan of Arc and the Scarlet Woman in all vessels, in every woman's body. It is the fall and resurrection of all women within the mystical experiences, which are often times as full of suffering, as they are gritty, and soft on the emotional path toward the alchemy of self discovery, self acceptance and self love for the spiritual evolution and content of the feminine. The book ends in the rise of all women through the Goddess in a transfiguration: "I am SHE."
- Color Me Pomegranate
"Zayra Yves' latest work "Colour Me Pomegranate" is strictly for the serious seeker of wisdom, full of disturbing yet profound words and mind images. Written through the dark hem of the goddess, it stirs the soul and makes it awaken. The work is a bit like contemplating Edvard Munch's painting, "The Scream" (1893), which haunts with the collective muteness and inner longing reflected in viewing it, for the sacred in all the profanity. It is a brave Jungian-style exploration of the soul, and resounds with the wisdom of Marion Woodman's writings on the transformation of the soul. This is a work of catharsis, piece after powerful piece, full of chaos and silent screams. Yet it closes with an affirmation and comes back out into the light of day. Pomegranates may have dark seeds, but they are red, full of passion. Zayra's passion urges the work on, and passion must be the driver through this kind of difficult work. What we know is that the world can't sit on Pandora's Box forever, because it will have its say, but we can choose to bring order to chaos in our own personal transformations, which is what this work does."
- Moni Roleff (author, holistic teacher and healer)
Color Me Pomegranate
I first encountered this most gifted, prolific soul in the autumn of 2005. Little did I know, at the time, that she would be significant in the various evolutions of both my writing and my life. I knew then, as now, that she was more than merely a force of nature to be reckoned with, one that was willing to committ herself to a life of creativity, which is no easy feat to master...yet, she has done just that: mastered it, and with such grace, style and eloquence. She does not just serve up images for us to savor - no, she lays a beautiful table with an elegant lace covering, providing a seven course meal, wine overflowing from our glasses, and dessert. We are sated by her very presence. Her words are profound and majestic. Her voice is one of clarity and substance. Her poetry, her cd’s, her art, her photography are all such essential e lements of spirit and culture at their finest. Her titles alone will pull you in, capturing your imagination and your heart. She is not only one of us, she is the best of us. She will make you think about what it truly means to be alive, to be compassionate, to be a woman in modern times, to be a human being for all time. As you open her pages, you are suddenly looking into a mirror of absolute truth. It is a magnificent sight, and you cannot look away, nor will you want to. I believe that her writing will stand the test of time; it will remain long after we, her present readers, are gone. Your own copies of her incredible, indelible art will be your grand legacy to those you love the best and the most. Prepare for the future, and gift yourself in the process.
- Wanda Lea Brayton (author of “Swanee Sighs”)
