Selected Poems
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Asleep In The Garden There is music in the autumn trees, Veering from the sea, smelling of mint and thyme. It ferries through the boughs, instilling the breeze With ecstasies and golden rhyme. And each wavering, willowy dew-clad vine That weeps in the sun, drunk with the summer's light Aspires to the sobbing stars which reign like wine In the first nascent twinklings of the somnolent night. Hail to all blessed flowing good grace Which glistens on a pretty face, Fair, fresh and young; she sleeps in the garden close, Among the dappled daisies, and the glory of the rose. John Lars Zwerenz
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About the Book
Mr. Zwerenz´s Selected Poems is an anthology of poetry from the author´s earlier years and reads like a sort of rhyming travel diary. The author introduces to the reader´s mind visions of castles and carriages in a time of cellular phones and the internet. Selected Poems, if it aspires to accomplish anything consciously specific, appears to make an attempt to capture what is apparently "timeless", at least ostensibly to the book´s author. Whether the reader agrees with Mr. Zwerenz´s appraisal of what constitutes "timelessness" is clearly a subjective matter. Much of the book is comprised of sonnets, and almost all are written in a romantic fashion not too far distant from much of the tone of the 19th century´s movement´s founders. For fans of Mist And Flame, the 42 year old´s other published poetry book, Selected Poems gives a keen insight into Mr. Zwerenz´s earlier days as a poet.
About the Author
John Lars Zwerenz (1969- ) is an American impressionistic poet. He is considered one of the most important new literary figures in the world, both internationally and in The United States. He has published ten books of poetry, all of which have risen dramatically in price since their original publication. Zwerenz owns a B.A. in English from The City University Of New York At Queens College and has traveled extensively throughout The United States and overseas as a kind of literary wanderer. He has held a bohemian reputation since his youth. Zwerenz's two most recent poetry books, "Ecstasy And Other Poems", released in December of 2016, and "Elysian Meadows", released in February of 2017, have been published by ATLA Publishing, based in The UK. His poems have also appeared prolifically in International Magazines and other anthologies. His verse almost always adheres to strict, metrical stanzas. He currently resides in The United States, and is 48 years of age. - Rachael Canter