The Collected Poems of L.E. Ward marks the craft and the harvest of an artistic lifetime (1975-1999). It includes the memories of a gay, 1950's upper Midwestern childhood as well as dozens of poems about Eros, the ancient world, the world of the arts and literature as well as over 100 poems celebrating the author's lifelong love affair with movies.
The Collected Poems of L.E. Ward marks the craft and the harvest of an artistic lifetime (1975-1999). It includes the memories of a gay, 1950's upper ...
L.E. Ward was born July 5, 1944, as Leon Edgar Ward. "Pennies from Heaven" is his seventh published book of poems, and ninth collection of poetry, containing over 100 poems, written since 2003. His books reflect his lifetime interests: Immersion in the past, both personal and cultural; a criticism of war, intolerance, and materialism; a love of the arts, eros, and human times and relationships, including family, friends, and lovers. "Pennies from Heaven," like its predecessors, looks askance at violence, greed, and fanaticism, yet also concerns itself with beauty, art, and humanism. Ward, a...
L.E. Ward was born July 5, 1944, as Leon Edgar Ward. "Pennies from Heaven" is his seventh published book of poems, and ninth collection of poetry, con...
