American Western Song

About the Book

Victor Pearn is indeed “A man for all seasons.”  This is my conclusion after feasting upon each delicious morsel of his poetry.  It is my belief that Victor Pearn’s poetry will be considered to be among the finest works of poetry in both the Twentieth Century and our New Millennium.  He has the unique gift of expressing in poetry what is otherwise inexpressible.  His word pictures make you feel like you are there experiencing the things he describes so vividly.

Victor also possesses the unique ability of being both tough minded and tender hearted.  He is one of those rare individuals whose writings are both sweet and reasonable.  His poetry reflects who he is today and where he has been, as he is a child of the Sixties and Seventies who has tasted both the bitter and the sweet and has come through those refining trials as a man who has lived what his poetry teaches. I am proud to commend Victor Pearn’s poetry to all who are hungry and thirsty for a special literary feast.

  Dr. Jerry Gibson

About the Author

Victor Pearn was born in Jacksonville, Illinois, in 1950. After serving as a Radio Repairman in the Marines, he read and wrote poetry at Illinois University, Springfield. His Graduate work was completed at Colorado University. He took a job teaching English at a large college in Denver for a while. In 1984 his award winning poem “One Year of Grace” was printed as the prologue in the Coloradan, the Colorado University yearbook. He has been nominated for the Colorado state Poet Laureate. He has written four chapbooks and in 1994 his second publication Swans Pausing was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Victor lives in Boulder caring for his grandchild Kayley. In his spare time he enjoys running, hiking and skiing in the mountains of Colorado.