Aki's poems are bright droplets of personal truth in observation. In her first poetry collection, UNSENT: ARCHIVED, her flourishing poetic voice is steady and strong, yet soft and reflective. This juxtaposition leads each verse to naturally flow into the reader's mind. For example, look at the simple beauty of the following excerpt, from "too good, too much";You are almost pdderfect to me, You shine so bright, equal to the sun, even though you are but a mere star.You are too near to being the master - too close, too perfect.In fact, I loved you for that.I loved you.But seems I am not satisfied.Aki's brave, non-conceited poems are characterized aptly by the collection's title; they are musings on lives that could have been, messages that could have been sent, post-mortems of memories long past but still fresh in the heart, outpourings of regret and longing. They are intimate confessions and ruminations not afraid to speak their own truth. Aki's words give shape to unfiltered emotion, all those complicated currents weaving their way through the lessons of family, life, and love.-Tanya Mead, Mead's Editing, LL
