Luminaria: New and Selected Poems

by Jerome Strong

Luminaria: New and Selected Poems is a collection of poems written mostly during 2014. The collection makes reference to light after the poet noticed the ethos of light-bearing which runs throughout the collection. Luminaria is from the late Latin for light and is commonly used by residents of the southwestern U.S. as a tradition during the Advent season which leads the spirit of the Christ child into their homes.

97 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 15, 2015

About the author

A Sometime Professor in the humanities. He has taught courses in Social Ethics, Business Ethics and Sociology. He attended college at Auburn University where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Microbiology. Subsequently, he attended the divinity school at Yale University where he studied with concentrations in religion and ethics earning his Master of Divinity. Ordained to the gospel ministry by the First Baptist Church of Milford, Connecticut, he has worked as an Instructor of Environmental Science and Lab Research and as a Tutor and Mentor for the New Haven Public Schools. More recently, he worked as a financial advisor and volunteered his time as founder and president of the San Francisco chapter of the National Association of Securities Professionals in California. The author lives in New England.