I love the poem, Lepanto. Maybe it is a guy poem, thick with war and heroism. The poem is written about the battle of Lepanto, at which the western fleets crushed the Ottoman navy, halting their westward expansion.
I am currently reading Empires of the Sea, written about that struggle between the Ottomans and the Christian west. If you have any love for history at all, you would enjoy the book. Roger Crowley, the author, brings the scene to life. He does an excellent job of hopping around the landscape, giving the reader a complete appreciation of the motive forces behind the two empires.
Crowley's writing is smooth. The pages slip by and the reader wants more. And the more I read, the more the poem comes to life for me.
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- John's mother paid for his birth by digging potatoes during the final stages of her pregnancy; his father was in a body cast due to a train wreck. Mom recited The Raven to put John to sleep at night. The soles of his feet were thick and hard from going barefoot for eight months per year; his back was tanned from going shirtless. He loved to read fantasy and science fiction. John completed a PhD in economics from the University of South Carolina. He has published research on the economics of terrorism, education, gambling, corporate incentives, and other topics. John married Julia about the time he earned his first degree. They now live in a small southern mountain town with their three sons. John works hard to show his students how they can use rational decision making to enrich their lives. Julia works hard to raise three sons and an aggravating husband. John writes speculative fiction. He was published in Writers of the Future, Volume 27. Julia, the world's most voracious reader, edits his work. His mother is now deceased. His hero is his father, Scotty.
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