Continents on Fire

Marshall E. Gass

Aug 2014 · Xlibris Corporation

About this ebook

Poems in this volume cover current themes on politics, power, and control in most major hot spots on the globe. Using deft poetic devices, serious in some poems and spoof in others, Marshall is able to draw the readers interest into these events. His acute poetic observation of control and its detrimental effect on local, national, and international communities is succinctly covered. These events are currently in the news and on television. In using powerful symbolism, metaphors, and delicate poetic language, Marshall delivers a volume that is both definitive and beautiful. Continents on Fire exposes so many of these social failings that hold international attention and grab headlines. Dictators and dogmas are treated alike. Similar to previous books, Marshall uses deep contrasts in poetic devices and subject matter to create multidimensional poetry. Join a growing community of readers who have now taken up performance poetry as an art from his previous books. There are poems in this book that will sizzle and sparkle on stage as performance poems and songs of a generation of involved readers swirling in the matrix of magic created by this poet-writer.

About the author

Marshall Gass has a long list of published work before he consolidated his writing into publishing books. His writing spans 5 decades and reaches across most genres. Short Stories, Poetry,Technical writing, Opinion columns, Book Reviews, Fiction and non-fiction. Between 1974 and 1984 the major published work in leading literary magazines was poetry. Around 203 his articles on Technology Education appeared in a range of Technology Magazines. Computers in New Zealand Schools, Technology Education New Zealand, Education Review, Australian Leadership and Australian Council of Education Leaders. Marshall has two Masters Degrees. One in English Literature and the other in Science Education. He also has 2 Post Graduate Diplomas in Technology Education and Teaching. He has an incomplete PhD which he hopes to complete in the near future. He is currently working at Secondary School as an IT teacher and is contemplating retirement to take up full time writing. Marshall lives in Auckland New Zealand with his wife Maureen. His two grown children have moved out and his pet dog Petals, does all the barking to add life to his quiet times when he is writing. Before his teaching career Marshall was a businessman with several companies. Garment Manufacturing, Import and Export, Consultancies and trading companies kept him busy. He is widely traveled and well read and enjoys a quiet evening catching up on the latest best-sellers and planning his next writing venture.