Ten Lepers and Other Poems

Exorcising Academic Demons

von Genaro J. Pérez

56 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

In his new collection of poetry, Ten Lepers and Other Poems: Exorcising Academic Demons, author Genaro Jesse Perez presents verses that explore a variety of topics, including both his experiences in academia and those of other people he has encountered in his more than thirty-five years as a professor. Other poems in the collection were inspired by the gospel of Luke and the angry God of the Old Testament as well."Sleeping from Futility" examines how student evaluations now dictate who is good in the academic world and who is not, while the "Flood of Perdition" considers the way in which an unexpected death sentence of a young, beautiful student causes a man to rethink his allegiance to his wife of many years.Perez examines the challenges and pitfalls of the academic demons that exist in his life day in and day out. Ten Lepers and Other Poems resonates with the dilemmas encountered in a world many will never understand.Academic DemonsHaving received the powerto tread upon serpents and scorpions and uponthe full force that the enemiesof truth and reason spawn,Nothing will harm me.I rejoice because my nameshall be written in heaven.Woe to them who are to blame:They will fall like meteorsfrom the academic welkin.

• Themen: Biographie, Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft Lyrik, Poesie
• ISBN: 9781475927429
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 11.06.2012
• Größe: 203 x 127 mm
• Verlag: iUniverse