A War of Love

Informationen zum Autor WILLIAM ELLIOTT was born on September 23, 1951, in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. During his childhood, he was interested in baseball. He was also interested in science. He won first prize in a science fair for building a Geiger counter. He had a paper route as his first job. He was in junior high school when desegregation took place. He remembers playing baseball in his neighborhood with both African American and Caucasian children.In 1966, William and his family moved to Hot Springs, South Dakota. His family consisted of his mom, dad, three sisters, and one brother. He completed his high school education in Hot Springs. During high school, he was athletic and was involved in track and field. He graduated from high school in 1969. After high school, William took two years of college at Northern State College. Then in 1972, he joined the air force. He was primarily stationed at Altus Air Force Base in Altus, Oklahoma, and Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. He was honorably discharged from the air force in 1975.William completed his BS degree in environmental science in 1977. During college, he met Nancy Rempfer, whom he married in June of 1976. He later completed a master's in business administration from the University of South Dakota in December of 1984. His work experience includes being a health inspector for the state of South Dakota; a business manager for the Cheyenne River Community College in Eagle Butte South Dakota; a business and computer instructor at Little Hoop Community College in Ft. Totten, North Dakota; taught small business management at National American University in Rapid City, South Dakota; then took a position at Oglala Lakota College teaching computer science and business, on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. He retired from teaching in 2008.William became interested in poetry while experiencing health issues and found it to be therapeutic. After retirement, he took his poetry to the next level. He recently took two first place and one second-place award at the Veterans Creative Arts Festival in the Black Hills Regions. The insight of his surroundings is both humorous and inspiring. Klappentext A War Of Love - 2nd Edition, builds on the work of "A War Of Love - Poems by William T. Elliott". It has 302 pages compared to the first edition's 128 pages. The book is a book of poems expressing the reflections on love and life of a Vietnam Era Veteran after the Vietnam War. The poems are easy to read and fall into three categories, pretty poems, humorous poems and spiritual poems. Below is a review of the first 6 sections of the book by the National Review of Books. I hope this will give you some idea of what the book is like.reviewed by Mihir Shah"Some say you need a gun to fightbut no you really don'tInstead you need your God abovewith Him there is your might."In A War of Love, William T. Elliott seeks a therapeutic reprieve from nagging panic attacks, but instead ends up capturing the essence of the human spirit through a series of timeless, evergreen poems revolving around prayer, philosophy, nature, and animals. With no clear structure or rhythm, A War of Love won't be mistaken for an Edgar Allen Poe or Sylvia Path piece; however, the stream of conscious style that Elliott exudes in his work has a genuine, heartfelt aura that will likely resonate with individuals of all ages.Although the poems are split into six sections, including the compilation's namesake, Elliott's observations on animals remain consistent throughout. Four consecutive poems, "THE BEAGLE," "A CAT," "THE CHICKADEE," and "THE DEER," grace the opening of the collection and establish a romanticization of everyday animals. What makes these poems sparkle is the elimination of age appeal. In "A CAT," young or old can reminisce fondly on the memorable temperament of a cat that, "gives me not a nod at all," unless it is feeding time. In "THE HAWK A...

Product details

• Authors: William Elliott
• Publisher: XLIBRIS CORPORATION
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2019
• EAN: 9781796052213
• ISBN: 978-1-79605-221-3
• No. of pages: 302
• Subject: Fiction > Poetry, drama