What The World Needs a Collection of Poelosophy
Matthew Allen Wegner
Outskirts Press

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Matthew Allen Wegner’s What the -World Needs a Collection of Poelosophy- is a compact work featuring philosophical quotes from figures living in our collective past and presented along with 33 poetic offerings penned by versifier Wegner.

Poetry and philosophy produce a credible blend. The two disciplines are not themes too removed from one another.

I enjoyed reading Wegner’s works; the book is a slim edition easily tucked into purse, brief case or even a coat pocket for taking out and reading during a wait for others during a lull at the shopping mall, dentist’s office or while on break at the office, in my case, the classroom.

Contents listing each of the poetic works, Epilogue, Index of Quotation Sources and Author Biography all are listed inside the cover. Poetic offerings are one page, one word titled works preceded on the facing page with 3 quotes. I like the format.

Table of contents lists poems in random order; suppose purists might want to see them listed alphabetically, or by topic; random seems to work well for my own reading taste.

Consciousness is followed by Awareness. Awareness precedes Thought and so it goes. I especially enjoyed Patience, Persistence and Trust simply because I feel they are attributes needed for most of us.

Imagination preceded by quotes from George Bernard Shaw, Albert Einstein and Thoreau is a delight extolling the power of creation, creating a monster, or a new self, while asking why we are afraid to use it.

What the World Needs: a Collection of Poelosophy brings a compilation of insight gleaned by the poet from reading noteworthy figures from timeworn and current works along with a selection of his personal verses contemplating age old precepts.

Courage, Commitment and Fulfillment should not be missed. Freedom ponders the question what is freedom? And goes on to reveal that we each must decide what our personal freedom is as we reject false freedom that hurts others before we will find the kind of freedom that makes us truly free. Quotes leading to the poem are taken from President Reagan, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and Voltaire.

What the World Needs: a Collection of Poelosophy is a blend of philosophy and poetry based in an inimitable and thought provoking approach to canto and viewpoint whilst, providing a first-class, provocative study for those who find joy in poetry.

33 poetic works, a rhythmical epilogue dedicated to those who have truly lived ends with the bard’s salute to same, Index of Quotation Sources beginning with President JQ Adams is presented in alphabetical order making it easy to locate various notables of our history, and finally the author biography rounds out the work.

Enjoyed the read, happy to recommend Matthew Allen Wegner’s What the World Needs a collection of Poelosophy.