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Review by Martha Meltzer Andrew H. Oerke is a master poet. In just a few well crafted lines he can take a reader to another country and culture or give a view of life transformed. His language is clear and conscious, but at the same time offers up questions and images for reflection. His book San Miguel de Allende is divided into four sections: - San Miguel de Allende, Tenth Circle, Reflections and Mindscapes, and Homecoming. Although all of the sections have many strong poems, Homecoming contains the most personal and consistenly powerful pieces. Reading thse offerings is like listening to a wise and seasoned traveler talk about life’s journeys. And hoping that have more stories left to tell. Read an excerpt from this book opens in new window About Andrew H. Oerke After suggesting the idea of the Peace Corps to Jerry Clark, John F. Kennedy’s campaign manager in Wisconsin, Andrew Oerke went on to become a Peace Corps Director in Africa and the Caribbean. He worked and visited in more than 160 countries, is a Golden Gloves champ, football player, university professor and Poet-in-Residence, consultant to the United Nations on the Gulf War, on financial services and on the environement. He was the recipient of the Fulbright scholarship at the Freie Universität in Berlin and studied under Mark Strand, by a scholarship at the University of Iowa writers’ workshop. His work has appeared frequently in The New Yorker, and Mr. Oerke has published seven books of poetry, a song-cycle and two operas. In 2003 and again in 2006, he’s been given the award for literature by the UN Society of Writers and Artists. He makes his home in Florida, and writes full time.  |
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