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    Where the Parrot Flies: Poems
    Where the Parrot Flies: Poems
    Where the Parrot Flies: Poems
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    Where the Parrot Flies: Poems

    By James Levin

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    Ah, like a luxurious exhale
    The morning sun leaves her hidden bed,
    And with fiery sandals sets sail
    Upon uncharted waters of love and dread.
    We say hello to strangers weve never met,
    Search the mysterious places behind their eyes ...

    James Levin embraces all of lifes experiencesboth good and badin his first collection of poetry. In verse written in 2003-2005, Levin observes life around him while attempting to capture the essence of what it is to be human.

    In a varied compilation that includes sestinas, villanelles, pantoums, and sonnets, Levin explores relationships, tragedies, faith, nature, death, and love. From the complexities of a mother and son bond to the marathon that follows a frightening medical diagnosis to a teachers innermost thoughts as his students return to the classroom, Levin shares relatable verse that encourages others to look inward and reflect on their own experiences and lives.

    Where the Parrot Flies is an engaging anthology of poems that shares one mans lyrical journey through three years of life as he learns, loves, and lets go.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateJun 16, 2015
    ISBN9781491764299
    Where the Parrot Flies: Poems
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    James Levin

    James Levin attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He spent his junior year abroad at the Universite de Marseilles in Aix-en-Provence, France. After graduation, he was a Peace Corps Volunteer for two years in Cameroon, Africa. He is an elementary school teacher, married with three grown sons. He resides in Burbank, California.

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