Swinging Away

<p>Swinging Away A Celebration is Victor Pearn's testament to poetry friendship and faith. The story of his</p><p>life from joining the Marines in 1969 to becoming a professional publisher is told with his innate gift for</p><p>description that captures the personalities and quirks of his colleagues and the literary luminaries that</p><p>he happens to meet. For Pearn becoming a poet was an ongoing series of adventures that took place</p><p>from Illinois to Colorado and from Mexico to China where he taught English. The narrative is peppered</p><p>with poetry samples and musings on the natural world academia and spirituality.</p><p><br></p><p>Sports fans will appreciate Pearn's tales of the 1969 Wyoming Cowboys football team and the 1957</p><p>season of the high-school basketball team the Ashland (Illinois) Panthers. Book buffs will enjoy his take</p><p>on reading and the great works of literature. Film buffs will relish his adventure as an extra in a</p><p>Hollywood movie. Service members will be entertained by his stories of life in the Marines. Whatever</p><p>life offered him Victor Pearn keeps swinging away to make sure he comes out on top-and manages to</p><p>put it into a poet's perspective.</p>