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This title is printed to order. This book may have been self-published. If so, we cannot guarantee the quality of the content. In the main most books will have gone through the editing process however some may not. We therefore suggest that you be aware of this before ordering this book. If in doubt check either the author or publisher’s details as we are unable to accept any returns unless they are faulty. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Swinging Away A Celebration is Victor Pearn's testament to poetry, friendship, and faith. The story of his
life from joining the Marines in 1969 to becoming a professional publisher is told with his innate gift for
description that captures the personalities and quirks of his colleagues and the literary luminaries that
he happens to meet. For Pearn, becoming a poet was an ongoing series of adventures that took place
from Illinois to Colorado and from Mexico to China, where he taught English. The narrative is peppered
with poetry samples and musings on the natural world, academia, and spirituality.
Sports fans will appreciate Pearn's tales of the 1969 Wyoming Cowboys football team and the 1957
season of the high-school basketball team, the Ashland (Illinois) Panthers. Book buffs will enjoy his take
on reading and the great works of literature. Film buffs will relish his adventure as an extra in a
Hollywood movie. Service members will be entertained by his stories of life in the Marines. Whatever
life offered him, Victor Pearn keeps swinging away to make sure he comes out on top-and manages to
put it into a poet's perspective.
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This title is printed to order. This book may have been self-published. If so, we cannot guarantee the quality of the content. In the main most books will have gone through the editing process however some may not. We therefore suggest that you be aware of this before ordering this book. If in doubt check either the author or publisher’s details as we are unable to accept any returns unless they are faulty. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Swinging Away A Celebration is Victor Pearn's testament to poetry, friendship, and faith. The story of his
life from joining the Marines in 1969 to becoming a professional publisher is told with his innate gift for
description that captures the personalities and quirks of his colleagues and the literary luminaries that
he happens to meet. For Pearn, becoming a poet was an ongoing series of adventures that took place
from Illinois to Colorado and from Mexico to China, where he taught English. The narrative is peppered
with poetry samples and musings on the natural world, academia, and spirituality.
Sports fans will appreciate Pearn's tales of the 1969 Wyoming Cowboys football team and the 1957
season of the high-school basketball team, the Ashland (Illinois) Panthers. Book buffs will enjoy his take
on reading and the great works of literature. Film buffs will relish his adventure as an extra in a
Hollywood movie. Service members will be entertained by his stories of life in the Marines. Whatever
life offered him, Victor Pearn keeps swinging away to make sure he comes out on top-and manages to
put it into a poet's perspective.