Books in the John B. Lee Signature series

Don Gutteridge, in his book, The Star-Brushed Horizon, looks at his boyhood days, in the village of Point Edward, Ontario, with a sardonic and sentimental perspective. The pleasures and pains of growing up are detailed in sharp, poignant lyrics that readers will be able to relate to. The middle section of the book contains poems about his family, his friends and the joys of being a grandfather. This supremely well written volume concludes with two sections devoted to the loss of his wife, Anne, of fifty-seven years. This concluding section is tender, touching and clear-eyed in the face of monumental grief.In, The Star-Brushed Horizon, Don Gutteridge looks at his boyhood days, in the village of Point Edward, Ontario, with a wry and nostalgic eye. Further on in the book there are poems about his family and friends, including those whom he has lost.The poems in The Star-Brushed Horizon are a nostalgic look at the poet's childhood, its pleasures and its sorrows.

This collection of poems, Whatever We Are, will resonate with the reader in a powerful way. Full of emotions directly inspired by life, they explore the hidden roads of imagination, allowing readers to become immersed in new territories that are not always comfortable, even though necessary and rewarding.Eva Kolacz began her journey without the need to escape from the facts. She had the ability to face the truth in order to find solace in the most challenging circumstances. These poems will transport the reader beyond everyday matters - the world's troubles - to bring us into a place of transcendence, of luminous intensity.In her poem "The Blueprint of a Lake" she writes, We are now lost in the reflection of clouds / between the rocks covered with algae over time / time faster than our thoughts.In the book, Whatever We Are, Eva Kolacz has emerged as a poet who understands the power of the written word. Her poems become a stage that allows her inner thoughts to surface. Her poetry not only leads the reader into her world, but into the perspectives of others. Her poems are full of emotion. They are genuine and life-enhancing. By avoiding sentimentality, she depicts stories without shame. Her lines, although raw at times, strive to defy any challenge and overcome her haunting past through the destruction of unwanted images.