Poetraits & Thought

By Thomas MacCalla

Poetraits & Thought is a poetic display of beauty in various forms. Poetraits are visual verse renderings similar to those presented in Artistry in Word Music (2014) and Inside the Muse (2017). Thought refers to narratives on the present, speculation on the future, and the seemingly impossible.

The four parts of the book are prefaced by Experience the Poem. The first part offers word paintings on cultural perspectives, octogenarian consciousness, and beauty in the open. The second part entitled Thought deals with collaboration for innovation, collaborative competitiveness, and fantasy: the quantum frontier.


Life Lines is about the author and reads as follows:

Thomas A. Mac Calla is a life-long educator and business-collaboration consultant. He has earned a doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles, and completed postdoctoral studies in educational administration, community development, and urban services. He was a vice president at National University in San Diego, California, and executive director of the National University Community Research Institute, where he coordinated collaborative business-academic community programs and grant-funded regional projects.

He currently serves as executive director of the Southwest Innovation Cluster (SWIC) and is on the board of directors of the San Diego North Economic Development Council. He also is a former US Marine Corps officer and a Korean War veteran who served as a platoon commander and the division historical officer.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Apr 9, 2019
• ISBN: 9781984551122

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ISBN:   Softcover       978-1-9845-5113-9

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Rev. date: 03/08/2019

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Dedication

Preface

Experience the Poem

Part 1 Poetraits

Being

Octogenarian Consciousness

Inner Vision

Insight

Beyond Logic

Edge of Reason

Light of Day

Beyond the Horizon

Lone Tree

Truisms

Newness

Sleep Talk

Beauty by Design

Part 2 Thought

Digital World

Thought Power

Seasoned Thought

Collaboration for Innovation and Competitiveness

Tech Thought

Promising Thought

Individual Self and Socialization

World View

New Era Citizenship

Queries

Minduverse and Quantum Frontier

Wander in Wonder

Dynamic Space

Quantum Frontier

Part 3 Poster Poems

Poetry of the Outdoors

Beauty in the Open

Tree Lines

Landscapes

Rainbow Colors

Natural Beauty

Bird Rocks

Seasonal Moods

Water Impressions

Water Wilderness

Part 4 The Music Room

TAM’s Song

End Note

DEDICATION

To Jacqueline Caesar MacCalla

& William Adorno

Best of Family and Friends

PREFACE

Poetraits and Thought is a poetic display of beauty in various forms. Poetraits are visual verse renderings