I spent a good portion of my afternoon yesterday reading Tom Mach's latest book of poetry, titled Poetry Collection. Mach is an author and poet who lives and writes in Lawrence, KS. He has written historical novels as well as five books of poetry.
This newest volume includes a few of his poems from the first four poetry books he published as well as many new ones. You'll find several types of poems including sonnets, haiku, rhymed verse, free verse, lyrics, odes and more. Definitely a variety.
He has no overall theme, as the title of the book might indicate. There is a thread of Christianity running through this collection, as well as humor, sadness, and history. Many of his poems reflect nature and love. Even an occasional surprise.
There is a simplicity to his work, no deep metaphorical poetry. Many people say they do not like poetry because they can't understand what the poet is talking about. You'll not have that problem with Mach's poems.
A few of the poems I particularly liked are A Beethoven Symphony, Another Sunrise, and Hush of Winter. Selecting titles for poems can be as important as the poem itself, and this poet does a good job with naming his poems.
The cover of this new book is quite nice, as are the covers on his previous books. His poetry books are The Uni Verse, The Museum Muse, So Runs the Water, AMERICA! and this newest one, Poetry Collection.
Mach has won awards for his historical novels and some of his poetry. He writes from the heat and who could ask for more from a poet?
You can purchase Poetry Collection by Tom Mach at Amazon. Kindle or paperback version.
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