The Aching Heart: Volume 8 (Poem by Neil Stewart McLeod)

McLeod, Neil Stewart Neil Stewart McLeod,

ISBN 10: 1491082992 / ISBN 13: 9781491082997

Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform -, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Aching Heart: Volume 8 (Poem by Neil Stewart McLeod)
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform -
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1491082992
• ISBN 13: 9781491082997
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

The Aching Heart is the eighth in a series of ten collections of poetry by Neil Stewart McLeod. There are experiences in life which strike such deep chords that the vibrations continue to reverberate almost endlessly. They might even reach the ranks of treasured memories stored away in some silver box, and every time we peer in the richness and painfulness are there as vivid as the day our hearts broke. Such are the memories recorded here, a litany of melancholy farewells. Dr. Rabbi Reuben wrote “Neil McLeod has a way with words. His “way” is to move people, to capture the essence of friends, family and others who have passed his way, to open his heart and allow his sweet, loving, caring soul to pour into every description, every sentence, every image, every moment he captures to carry us away and inspire visions of lives that touch us deeply and really matter. This collection of poems is a tribute to those lives and a gift to those of us who read his lyric images and feel a profound sense of truly knowing the truth about the people we meet through his imagery. I feel blessed to have these souls now as part of my own life as well.”

About the Author

Neil McLeod was born in Oxford in 1947, while his father attended Merton College. He was raised in Kenya in the 1950's, and received schooling from the Holy Ghost Fathers at Saint Mary's in Nairobi. The family returned to England before the flag was brought down and Kenya gained her Independence. Neil went up to Guy's Hospital to study dentistry and came to America as a Fulbright Scholar to continue his studies at the University of Southern California. Doctor McLeod is past winner of the Los Slamgeles Poetry Slam. He writes a blog spot called "A Biting Chance", where much more of his poetry may be read. Dr. McLeod is a performing poet who has recited at Highland Games, consulate dinners and Robert Burns Nights for the last 36 years. He is happily married, lives and works in Los Angeles, has three children, and practices as a dentist on Sunset Boulevard. His poem "The First Thanksgiving" is an increasingly popular seasonal favorite.