Beyond Time and Space - Paperback

by Paula Amar Schwartz (Author)

A celebration life, Beyond Time and Space by Paula Amar Schwartz is as filled with joy as it is sorrow. With over seventy poems with titles such as "Solstice in Iceland," "In Honor of the Prestice Torah" and "Poetry Is Another Sort of Music," she unlocks the innermost sanctum of thought, word and deed. She swims, climbs, rests upon the mountain's edge and watches the moon rise. Deeply personal, these fierce, finely wrought poems introduce a powerful new voice in contemporary American poetry. Of particular interest are her study of the villanelle, a short poem of fixed form written in tercets with a final quatrain based on two rhymes, that and her travels, which take readers to Indonesia, Latin America, Iceland and China. Each poem is distinct and refreshingly straightforward with simple rhyming patterns and accessible imagery. Truly an enchanting debut, this collection feels essential and necessary, a timeless journey into the recesses of the earth, mind and spirit.

Author Biography

Paula Amar Schwartz, PhD, is a retired psychologist whose specialty was the application of biofeedback and psychophysiology in clinical practice. She taught at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and later developed a clinical practice providing psychological services, as well as, specialty programs delivering biofeedback and stress management services to several hospitals. In her memorable career, she received the Alumni Citation Award of the Medical College of Pennsylvania among other accolades. She is a lifelong practitioner and instructor of meditation, and upon her retirement has participated in poetry groups in Albuquerque, New Mexico and in Ocean City, New Jersey. She and her husband share five children and seven grandchildren. Avid skiers, they travel extensively and live in Albuquerque, NM where she teaches adult education classes. Their summers are spent in Ocean City, NJ where they gather with their family and friends.