Publisher's Synopsis
Love is the stuff of which dreams are made, and what could be more appropriate? A journalist once asked an old gypsy musician what his songs were about. His reply, "Despre dragoste," and his tone implied "What else could one possibly sing about?" At its heart, that is the essence of Poet in Love.
Poems sorted into sixteen sections, each with a brightly colored title, feature all aspects of love from delight in nature to the love of a daughter, nephew, and a friend's little sister-who happens to return the feelings. Free verse, meter, and rhyme weave an intricate melody of feeling and emotion, showing the power of love. Love may not be everything, but as this poetry suggests, maybe it is.
"An exuberant collection... erudite...In this poetry debut Brauer deftly intersperses nature, travel, pop culture, literature, romance, and spiritual devotion...The author excels at depicting the natural world as in "Yellowstone" and "Black Balsam Bald..". Evocative examples also enliven numerous poems about figures from popular culture for instance..."Moveable Feast" is a balanced account of Ernest Hemingway's first marriage... Pop-culture references, ranging from the 1997 film As Good as it Gets to the 1969 Beatles' song "Here Comes the Sun," are unexpected yet accessible. Many poems commemorate romantic relationships, from the forbidden fruit of young temptresses to the quiet joys of a long marriage. (for example) "Evaporative Magic" is a tender elegy for a lost love.
-Kirkus Review
