Circus by Moonlight [Paperback]

Mark Van Aken Williams (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 21, 2009

Williams has been writing poetry and essays for many years and his work reflects a sensibility that extends beyond national borders and encompasses the dichotomy of poverty/wealth, striving/acceptance, ancient/modern, and the particular and universal. Circus by Moonlight contains 121 poems written between 1990 and 2007.

Product Details

• Paperback: 130 pages
• Publisher: Lucky Press, LLC; 1 edition (April 21, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0976057662
• ISBN-13: 978-0976057666
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,207,742 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Williams received a Master of Education and a Bachelor of Arts from Cleveland State University. He attended Hawken School.

Williams has enjoyed traveling throughout the world: including salmon fishing in Alaska, visiting Mayan ruins in the Yucatan Peninsula, deep sea fishing in Costa Rica and attending an International Rainforest Workshop on the Amazon River in Peru.

When not traveling or writing, Williams enjoys cooking for friends and family and following soccer (Arsenal, Columbus Crew). His favorite sport is salt water fishing.

Williams has been writing poetry and essays for many years and his work reflects a sensibility that extends beyond national borders and encompasses the dichotomy of poverty/wealth, striving/acceptance, ancient/modern, and the particular and universal. "Circus by Moonlight: Poems 1997-2007" contains 110 poems.

His latest book, "The Prophet of Sorrow," is historical fiction and is written from the perspective of Ramon Mercader, who murdered Leon Trotsky in Mexico.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A perfect browse for poetry enthusiasts, June 7, 2009

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This review is from: Circus by Moonlight (Paperback)

A perfect browse for poetry enthusiasts, "Circus By Moonlight" showcases the literary verse of Mark Van Aken Williams, who has been writing poetry that addresses such diverse issues as poverty and wealth, striving and acceptance, and more. A compilation of poems created from 1990 through 2007, "Circus By Moonlight" establishes Williams as an impressive talent and skilled wordsmith, deserving of as wide and appreciative an audience as possible. The title poem is an apt representation of the quality of his free verse poetry: 'Circus by Moonlight': flanked by a quiet of night/they watch/the parade, migrating/circus figures/passing in unfamiliar/outlines of pygmy/rotundity/and ballooning-bubble-elasticity.//limp sleepers, hanging/by moon'shooking crescent,/space babies with/no planet, dangling/to the organ grinder's hypnotic spell,/while cotton candy--/cocoon, envelopes them, in sticky.

5.0 out of 5 stars For Thinkers and Dreamers, September 20, 2011

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This review is from: Circus by Moonlight (Kindle Edition)

I have been enjoying the poetry of Mark Van Aken Williams for some time now and was delighted to find this collection of older work that I hadn't yet read.

His poetry, in this collection, ranges from complex ideas and imagery (with literary, philosophical and scientific references) to the simply sweet in the case of "Porch Swing"... we'll swing away / to another / world, you and i, / with legs / out before us, / smiling / side by side.

Great for thinkers and romantics alike.