Selected Poems

By John Lars Zwerenz

Mr. Zwerenzs Selected Poems is an anthology of poetry from the authors earlier years and reads like a sort of rhyming travel diary. The author introduces to the readers mind visions of castles and carriages in a time of cellular phones and the internet. Selected Poems, if it aspires to accomplish anything consciously specific, appears to make an attempt to capture what is apparently "timeless", at least ostensibly to the books author. Whether the reader agrees with Mr. Zwerenzs appraisal of what constitutes "timelessness" is clearly a subjective matter. Much of the book is comprised of sonnets, and almost all are written in a romantic fashion not too far distant from much of the tone of the 19th centurys movements founders. For fans of
Mist And Flame, the 42 year olds other published poetry book, Selected Poems gives a keen insight into Mr. Zwerenzs earlier days as a poet.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Sep 9, 2011
• ISBN: 9781465364845

John Lars Zwerenz

John Lars Zwerenz (1969- ) is an American journalist, poet and musician known for his romantic, impressionistic and mystical works. He owns a Bachelor's Degree in English from Queens College at The City University of New York, but at the age of 24 he left his graduate studies in order to travel and write poetry. His writings are deeply spiritual in subject matter and tone. Much of his verse employs transcendental language and is rich in meaning and musicality. Eternal Verse,(2013) widely lauded as a poetic masterpiece takes the reader on an astounding journey through the beautific realms of paradise. It has just been published by Xlibris of Simon And Schuster fame, and comprises his sixth collection of poetry. His latest volume of verse, A Lady Fair And Other Poems,(2013) published on the heels of Eternal Verse, is a book of rhyming stanzas of varied lengths and themes, all composed with classical meter and with great attention to visionary detail. This seventh volume of rhyme has been described as the poetic diary of a sailor who travels as a troubadour through the gilded gardens of a wondrous world. Zwerenz is a mystical romantic, and his poetry has been recognized by many literary critics as the best and most original verse ever penned since the death of Robert Frost of The United States in 1963. Zwerenz is also the author of Selected Poems,(2011) a poetic memoir on travel and adventure, Mist and Flame,(2011) a book of lyrical, romantic poetry, Visionary Wanderings,(2012) an astonishing volume of mystifying verse compared to the labor and results of Rembrandt, Sonnets of Dusk and Dawn,(2012) a collection of classically styled sonnets, many of which laud the poet's romantic precursors, and An American Romance,(2012) a novella which contains in its appendix Songs of Rapture and Other Poems, an exclusively mystical collection of poetry which explores the realms of existential darkness and salvific light. Zwerenz is 44 years of age, and currently resides in The United States. ~ R. Canter

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Selected Poems

John Lars Zwerenz

Copyright © 2011 by John Lars Zwerenz.

ISBN:          Softcover                                 978-1-4653-6483-8

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Contents

I trod upon the glade…

To One So Fair

Your Hair

The Duchess

Browns

In The Bower

The Princess

Wine

Your Gaze

As In A Dream

An Ecstasy

As You Lay

The Poetic Dimension

Sunlight

Tinges

By The Manor House She Walks

Beneath The Green Palms

Monet Is Still Here

Your Tresses Reposed

The Courtyard

Scarlet Breezes

Upon The Beach

My Contrite Heart

From The Balcony

As The Sun Descends

Vespertine Fire

Gently Near She Comes

A Supplication

Majestic Heights

Flaxen Gold

Beside the stream…

Let Me Sleep

By The Seine

Paris

The Bride

Silhouette

Ennui

A Lady Fair

Wreaths

Beneath The Boughs

Radiant Angel

Sacred Glances

A Kiss

Where Roses Weep

Twilight

Ambrosia

Sanctified And Bright

A Winter’s Wood

Where The Sun Laments

In The Lamplight

Within Your Soul

The Autumn Rain

November

An Elegy

Before We Met

Of Regal Grace

Your Russet Wine

The Palace

The Coach

The Cloister

Her Chamber

To Mary And My Beloved One

Burgundy

A Wedding Of The Sacred

To Mary

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