LOSS AND REMEMBRANCE

About the Book

"In Loss and Remembrance, Ruminations on the Speed of Life, Stan Dean has selected poems written over the past five years to capture those moments, both significant and seemingly insignificant, which have lingered in his memory since childhood. Sometimes tender or sentimental, sometimes harsh or brooding, his works reflect the unfolding inevitability of disappointment and death, the beauty and cruelty of nature and the quest to find hope and meaning in the cyclorama that is life. His words sing with profound simplicity of life’s wondrous, if often ephemeral, journey."

About the Author

Stan Dean is retired as Director of Theatre at Pensacola State College in Florida, where he still serves as Lyceum Director. He has been a musician, an actor, director and educator for over fi fty years. He holds a B. A. in Theater Arts from the University of West Florida and an M.F.A. in Drama from the University of Oklahoma, where he was a Sam S. Shubert Playwriting Fellow. He also studied creative writing with novelistin- resident Harry Crews at the University of Florida. He writes plays, short stories and, of course, poetry. Stan is a member of The Drama League and The Academy of American Poets. He lives and works in Pensacola. CREDITS Cover Design: Marc Petersen Editorial Assistant: Kelly Ryan Drawing: Taylor Petersen Author Photo: Mitzi Presley Holt