Life Odyssey

About the Book

Life Odyssey is a collection of poems about life, religion, social issues and nature. The author, Washington Butler, Jr., creates through poetry informed, dynamic, entertaining images drawing on his eclectic education, professional background and world travel. Readers often puzzle over Butler’s thoughts and meanings as expressed in his cryptic verse as they attempt to visualize the situation on circumstances under which a piece was created. Occasional notes and Scriptural references may aid readers with understanding Butler’s poetic style. Searching for voice, Butler seeks to pass on to others life lessons learned about nature, understanding, love and relationships.

About the Author

A visionary writer, Washington Butler, Jr., expresses inner-feelings,-thoughts, -concepts through poetry. Butler’s poetry draws on life experience, religion, social issues and nature. His writing reveals a struggle for voice while seeking to capture and hold the reader’s attention with informed, dynamic, entertaining imagery. Butler holds the MA, in Organizational Management; MA, in Political Science; BS, in Chemistry; and has completed PhD course work in Political Science. A former adjunct instructor in Political Science, Butler has also taught English, in the People’s Republic of China as a missionary volunteer.