Quotes you are likely to recite upon reading this book:
• “Finally, poetry for the guy and girl-next-door! Poetry you can comprehend, decipher, and understand!”
• “Fleckenstein is thoughtful, articulate, and intelligent – you don’t need a Ph.D. in English Literature to enjoy his work!”
• “This is written for the Average Jills and Joes of the world. Why analyze a poem for four hours, when you can get the same emotional reaction, and more, in a mere four minutes?”
From the dreams, fantasies, cruelties, and pleasures of real and imagined worlds, to the humor, wit, and laughter that gets us through each day, POEMS FROM AN AVERAGE JOE: A COLLECTION is my upbeat, uplifting view of the cosmos. After all, life isn’t bad. Life is good! POEMS FROM AN AVERAGE JOE: A COLLECTION provides thirty-seven private invitations into my intimate universe. Simple yet elegant; rhythmic and often poignant, this collection is my commentary, interpretation, and vision of this crazy miracle we refer to as LIFE, and LIVING.
With Deep and Sincere Gratitude,
--Joe Fleckenstein
Lover of Maryland, Virginia, the USA, & Panama
2005
Retails for $12.00
Printed by Morris Publishing, Kearney, Nebraska
Available at www.averagejoebooks.com, and at all of my booksignings.
Professional Reviews
Customer Review by Chloe Steck, Towson, MD, August 12, 2005
Observations, pure and revealing enlighten all who stand in its grace.
Sometimes a person shares a moment of their lives that changes us all. The
poems in this book each captures a time of reflection that is carried from
the writer to reader in kindred spirit.
After reading the poems for the second or third time these are the thoughts
that came to me. The poem titled Two Souls affected me the most.
Customer Review by Cathy Helowicz, Annapolis, MD August 22, 2005
Guys if you want to impress your girl, buy this book and read it to her (in front of the fireplace with a nice bottle of wine). There are some wonderful poems to be shared between a man and a woman, especially if read out loud. Some are just "for the guys". It's for the romantics at heart, or the "want to be" romantics, or just the "Average Joe". Joe shows (or writes in this case) poems for the everyday guy and shows he's not afraid to write it. The Freedom of Love is my favorite.
Customer Review by Stephanie Lovejoy, Perry Hall, MD August 23, 2005
The book, "Poems From An Average Joe: A Collection" is different from other poetry books. The poems are about everything and anything, from Joe himself. It's very unique and different. It catches your senses in every way.
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Reviews for "Poems From An Average Joe: A Collection"
Sounds GREAT! and
A Wonderful idea you have!
Poetry should be NOT too Hard to understand!
To feel for something in a strong way
In this day and age
Should be expressed for others to feel
in a descent way.
Congratulations on your book! Sell a mIllion! :)
The songs and art in this book are about our collective emergence after the pandemic and trauma of the last few years - comprised of 5 collections: World as Refuge, Where We Live, In Our Hands, Rhythms of Change and What We See & Sow.
This is my personal inspirational book of poetry. It contains many poems written for family, friends, and relevant life situations. Hopefully you will find some that will encourage and inpsire you in whatever arena you are found in your circle of l
