A Poet's Reverie - Porten, Carl

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Résumé :
Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of themind.~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. From the nominee of Wordsbrew Authors' Award, first timeauthor ,Carl Porten's ''A Poet's Reverie is a beautiful journey to bring Carl's inspiring, poetic artwork to be unfolded like a reverie to the world as his poems deal with the themes of love, compassion, life , grief, veganism and nature conservation. Essentially Carl's volume of poems permeates the spirit itself. That Carl had been a humanitarian and an activist for many decades all through his life and all of his unheard and untold life experiences help diversify his unique writing style when it comes to his poetries an undeniable fact. Carl's poetry thus defies any genre and is all encompassing in the literal sense of the term as it touches all souls and all lives. This book is the testimony that shows how the universe manifests its power through lives as if these poems are a stream of reverie constituting a bigger cosmic tale that's being told. To sum up your experience , Maugham's idea can best describe your journey, A state of reverie does not avoid reality, it accedes to reality. ~ W. Somerset Maugham. Please enjoy this beautiful poetic work you're going to cherish for the rest of your lives...in every heartbeat... To lose one's self in reverie, one must be either very happy, or very unhappy. Reverie is the child of extremes.~ AntoineRivarol.

Biographie:
Carl Porten is an aspiring poet, a freelance writer and author of his new book of poems A Poet's Reverie. When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it. ~ Paulo Coelho. This has been so true for Carl. Writing poems had always been on his bucket list and with this book, eventually, this dream has become a reality. He is based in Vancouver, British Columbia,Canada and being a vegan himself has been a part of many famous animal rights, vegan, earth and the oceans conservation groups like Sea Shepherd and allied campaigns. Having an open ended approach to spirituality through respecting all life forms is what makes his poems so unique. His writings spanmany decades.Carl has developed an unique insight that illuminates through this book ,that speaks for all of us.Carl's abstract style of writing while describing his experiences extract emotions that can move your heart as if they were your very own, evoking an array of feelings as his words connect your soul to reflections rarely seen. A lifelong writer, Carl has been interpreting his unique perspectives within his poetry. With this first publication, he has become eligible for Wordsbrew Authors' Award.His first collection of these poems is certain to cascade you through time and space, as if you were there yourself. Through this book, A Poet's Reverie , the first of his many books, Carl has plans to publish, the readers will be able to relate to his journey, while they travel and share his enriching experiences through his vast imaginarium and itinerary of his vocal poems.