The Echo of Applause

About the Book

An Echo of Applause is the latest of six collections of poetry published by this author. Dr. Robert Birch is retired after almost 35 years of practice as a psychologist specializing in marital and sex therapy. Initially he wrote bawdy limericks and then moved on to other forms of verse. His first book of poetry is highly erotic, but with each successive publication he has moved toward broader topics. This book is a prime example of his versatility, not only in subject matter, but also in form. Poems in this book are grouped into these overlapping categories: Ballads & Such, Youth, Life and Death, Perils of Aging, Virtue and Value, Love Won and Lost, People Watching, Nature, Sonnets, Memories, The Villanelle, Protest, Poets and their Poems, Dreams, Stories, Two Odes, Voice of Eros, Cinquain Collection, and Haiku. Within the 200 pages, you will find humorous verse, as well as poems of a more serious nature. You will find poems written in strict meter and perfect rhyme, but also many examples of free verse. The book will appeal to those who like reading poetry they can understand, poetry that will make them laugh as well as think, and poetry that they can easily related to.

About the Author

The author, Robert W. Birch, holds a Ph.D. in Psychology, but is now retired after almost 35 years of practice with the specialties of marital and sex therapy. The versatility of this author is apparent in the range of his publications, stretching from a clinical manual for professional sex therapists to a 400-page erotic novel. He currently lives and writes in rural Ohio.