Why Do We Look Up? (Paperback or Softback)

In Why Do We Look Up? Kazimieras Campe explores the multiple views of the relationship between humanity and the universe. By universe, he takes a liberal stance, conjoining the micro and macro features of what surrounds us. The poems tend to be short, posing the challenge of capturing the vast expanse of time, space, and life as we know it. His musings range widely, from elusive sub-atomic particles to the seemingly endless cosmos. His intent is not to provide answers to questions raised in the poems. Rather, it is his hope that we may stop and think, especially whenever we look up.

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"Why Do We Look Up? is a cosmic tour-de-force poetry collection. His bite-sized poems carry galaxies of insight..."

-Philip Wexler, author of I Would be the Purple

"This collection fills us with wonder and allows us access to a way of thinking about our origins, our present, and our future."

-Conor Cross, teacher of English literature, United States Naval Academy

"Campe's poems let us smile with delight as we travel through the universe."

-Mary Sesso, author of The Open Window

"We welcome Kaz Campe into the guild of cosmic poets."

-Q.R. Quasar, author of Watching the Universe Die

Kazimieras Campe is a retired nuclear engineer who has been writing poetry for over 60 years. In Why Do We Look Up? he explores the multiple views of the relationship between humanity and the Universe. His poetry has been published in Visions International, Potomac Review, The Hot Calaloo, The University of Connecticut Fine Arts Magazine, The Metropolitan, Innisfree Magazine, and the Dan River Anthology. Thematically, his poems explore a wide range of topics. He is currently working on a chapbook with a present-day perspective on Adam and Eve, titled Fig Leaf Is So Yesterday. His other long-time passion is competitive fencing. He and his wife reside in Edgewater, Maryland.