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Aperture
The lens of Peter Maeck's Aperture captures a rhymed and unrhymed gallery of animated short subjects and tableaux vivants peopled by cold sober sages, ardent idealists, self-crowned royalty, and pretenders to their thrones. By turns mordant, merry, and mischievous, these poems humor saints and shysters, frame show-offs, and coax grins from the camera-shy.
142 pages, Paperback
Published August 30, 2022
About the author
Peter Maeck
4 books10 followers Peter Maeck is a poet, novelist, playwright, and photographer. His narrative poem "Remembrance of Things Present: Making Peace with Dementia" (Shanti Arts 2017) celebrates his father's brave, good-humored experience with Alzheimer's disease. Peter's poetry collection "Aperture" (Shanti Arts 2022) "humors saints and shysters, frames show-offs, and coaxes grins from the camera-shy." Peter's novel "Zänker" (Moonshine Cove Publishing) will be on Amazon presale February 7, 2023 and released on June 13, 2023.
Peter's plays and dance scenarios, including for Pilobolus and MOMIX Dance Theatres, have been produced in New York City, Europe, and Africa. Peter served as a US State Department American Cultural Specialist in Tanzania and Morocco. His award-winning photographs are in US and international galleries. He has created training programs for corporations worldwide.
Peter has presented at multiple TEDx events and international mental health conferences. He is a Destination and Enrichment speaker for Celebrity Cruises. He has a BA in English from Dartmouth College and an MFA in playwriting from Brandeis University.
Main Website: http://www.petermaeck.com
Photography Website: http://www.petermaeckphotography.com
Email: pmaeck@gmail.com
Peter's plays and dance scenarios, including for Pilobolus and MOMIX Dance Theatres, have been produced in New York City, Europe, and Africa. Peter served as a US State Department American Cultural Specialist in Tanzania and Morocco. His award-winning photographs are in US and international galleries. He has created training programs for corporations worldwide.
Peter has presented at multiple TEDx events and international mental health conferences. He is a Destination and Enrichment speaker for Celebrity Cruises. He has a BA in English from Dartmouth College and an MFA in playwriting from Brandeis University.
Main Website: http://www.petermaeck.com
Photography Website: http://www.petermaeckphotography.com
Email: pmaeck@gmail.com
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August 14, 2023
‘APERTURE Poems’ is a work of art. The collection is impressive in the sense that you witness the inclusion of humor, offering illustrations with deep meaning and a wonderful representation of our dreams and disappointments. At first, you may wonder and go into deep thought, but then you let go and allow the poems to take over, and that is when you truly enjoy the read.
The cover design offers a good representation of the content inside. I was pleasantly impressed by the book not being short and sweet. You are introduced to many aspects of dynamics the world offers you.
The author has a skilful way of writing, and as insightful as the work is, you also get to be charmed. I recommend this book to art fans and poetry lovers.
The cover design offers a good representation of the content inside. I was pleasantly impressed by the book not being short and sweet. You are introduced to many aspects of dynamics the world offers you.
The author has a skilful way of writing, and as insightful as the work is, you also get to be charmed. I recommend this book to art fans and poetry lovers.
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