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Love and the Fool (poem reading and text)

Love and the Fool

You presented me your love,
Heart, mind, and soul sweeping over me,
An irresistible wave crashing upon,
The unmovable rock of my immature heart.

The spray exploded into an evanescent mist,
That covered our world completely,
And left you dazzled by an endless rainbow,
And left my blinded by the briny fog of my new love.

You offered free, unfettered, true and selfless love,
While I saw not you but a wondrous fantasy,
You yearned to build a nest in a nearby tree,
I yearned t...

Que Tragedia Es El Hombre / What a Tragedy is Man [Spanish original with English translation]

Que tragedia es el hombre,
Pies plantados en el fango,
Con su mente en el cielo,
Anhelando a volar.

Que triste es una vida,
Repleta de recuerdos,
Y una luz se apaga,
Y se borran al final.

Que cruel es la esperanza,
Que como un espejismo,
Desvanece en el alba,
De nuestra realidad.

Que injusta es la vida,
Que honra a deshonrados,
Y otorga a almas puras,
Eterna oscuridad.

What a Tragedy is Man

What a tragedy is man,
With his feet planted in the mud,
His mind in the heavens,
Yearning to fl...

In Spring I Dreamt of Summer’s Sun

Daughters of Eve (Poetry Reading)

Hire Lernin’ (A Novel): A Reading of Chapter 6 (Dan’s Education Begins in Earnest)

Mi Canto / My Song (poema / poem in Spanish and English)

A reading of one of my poems from Echoes of Dawn at Dusk: Collected Poems (Vol. 2) (C) 2021, 2024

Hire Lernin’: An Idealist’s Quest Through the Realm of for-Profit Education (A Novel) – A Reading of the first five chapters of the novel

You can click on the following links to my Spotify podcast readings of the front matter and the first five chapters of the novel as well as a separate podcast with background about the circumstances that led me to write the novel which is a fictionalized version based on my own experiences that parallel those of the protagonist.

Chapters 1: Dreamers Dream Until They Are Awakened and Chapter 2: the Adventure Begins

Chapter 3: Good News

Chapter 4: First Day

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Aprender a Ganar: Una Educación de Poco Valor a Precio de Oro (Novela)

Estoy en el proceso de traducir mi primera novela al español y he estado publicando una versión preliminar de mi traducción de capítulos en línea en https://www.writerscafe.org/writing/VictorDLopez/2886119/ donde pueden leerlos de forma gratuita. También he publicado lecturas íntegras de capítulos en línea y las publicaré aquí, siempre que suficientes lectores las escuchen para que valga la pena continuar haciéndolo. Así que sin más preámbulos, aquí están mi lectura de material preliminario y pr...

Two Poems in Remembrance of Memorial Day

Remembering Our Fallen on Memorial Day

Freedom is your legacy,
Paid for with your precious life,
Far from home and family,
In wars both wise and unwise.

I walk in light thanks to you,
Teach, write, speak, think without fear,
And our flag flies proud and true,
Beacon of hope through the years.

I stand proudly for our flag,
Hand over heart as I sing,
Our Anthem whene’r it plays,
As my voice cracks and eyes tear.

Emotions run high for me,
Not from empty foolish pride,
But because in her I see,
Your most po...

Hire Lernin’: An Idealist’s Quest through the Realm of for-Profit Education – Chapter 4

A half hour later, Dan was at the lobby of the Wang Office Building waiting for the elevator. The place was teeming with people going about their business in typical harried New York fashion. He got on the elevator and pushed the button for the fourth floor, arriving at 11:50 a.m. for his first day on the job. Taisha, the slightly plump, impeccably dressed receptionist beamed at him from behind her desk. “Welcome, Mr. Amor.” “Dan, please” Dan replied returning her warm smile. “I’m here to see Mr...