The long awaited third book by Rev. Marv Ward
is now AVAILABLE!!
The Rev says:
Being a Musician, I have spent a lot of time in bars, performing at night and at other times watching the competition or just ogling the passing parade.
Being a Writer also, I would, between sips and conversation, scribble my thoughts and observations on bar napkins, some of which later became songs or poems.
Hence the title of this collection of musings, some from years back and recently resurrected and some fresh, inspired by the new muse in my life.
It is my hope that these literary lyrics and voracious verses find a niche in your heart and soul and give you an insight into the wonderous world of whimsy that is my life.
GET YOUR COPY TODAY!
Available at all major booksellers, Muddy Ford Press, or contact the Rev. [email protected]
is now AVAILABLE!!
The Rev says:
Being a Musician, I have spent a lot of time in bars, performing at night and at other times watching the competition or just ogling the passing parade.
Being a Writer also, I would, between sips and conversation, scribble my thoughts and observations on bar napkins, some of which later became songs or poems.
Hence the title of this collection of musings, some from years back and recently resurrected and some fresh, inspired by the new muse in my life.
It is my hope that these literary lyrics and voracious verses find a niche in your heart and soul and give you an insight into the wonderous world of whimsy that is my life.
GET YOUR COPY TODAY!
Available at all major booksellers, Muddy Ford Press, or contact the Rev. [email protected]
Ward describes this new book as a collection of poetry written during the recovery period from his recent stroke;
“in dealing with the issues I faced in healing from my life altering experience, I also realized that the new reality and vision I had enabled me to deal with some other unresolved issues in my life, and the contents of this new work reflect that revelation.” Fellow writer, Tim Conroy said this about Ward’s poetry: “The triumphant refrain is that regardless of pain, loss, dust, longing, somehow, we remain who we are supposed to be. All we have is our ability to give thanks when “night looms” and to move forward in our “endeavor to persevere.” After reading “First Thursday,” we can’t help but feel that to reach true destinations, it is best to “wander/ aimlessly.” This collection is piping with sound; wails, a steam-released instrument where the calliope cautions “the desperate heart/knows no fear/but is afraid to be alone.”
Marv Ward wounds and heals with a luring voice.”
"One Lone Minstrel" the Rev.s first book is still available here in the store, from Muddy Ford Press and all your favorite book retailers
St. Claire Donaghy - The Greenwood Index-Journal
Ward's book, "One Lone Minstrel," is a collection of poetry he has written over his years in music, both early and contemporary works, numbering more than 100 pages. It is an imprint of Broad River Books, part of Muddy Ford Press."It's kind of a memoir," Ward said. "The poetry is much more personal and much more intense than my songwriting."
"The late '60s and early '70s were a wild time," Ward recalled, noting that he once kissed Joan Baez, under a tree, in Truro Park in Newport, Rhode Island. "I got heavily influenced by Eastern philosophy. The Zen philosophy says about poetry that you don't own it. You are just a conduit to bring it to light.
"For about half a decade, most of the poetry I wrote was written on the walls of rooms. Then, I met this young woman, a painter. She would write a line on a bar napkin and I would write a counter line."
A bulletin board in Ward's home contains bar napkins with words written on them.
"That is my little working thing," Ward said. "Sometimes, it's songs and sometimes, it's poetry."
One of the poems in "One Lone Minstrel" is titled "Bar Napkin Blues." All the book's poetry is written as prose.
Ward's book, "One Lone Minstrel," is a collection of poetry he has written over his years in music, both early and contemporary works, numbering more than 100 pages. It is an imprint of Broad River Books, part of Muddy Ford Press."It's kind of a memoir," Ward said. "The poetry is much more personal and much more intense than my songwriting."
"The late '60s and early '70s were a wild time," Ward recalled, noting that he once kissed Joan Baez, under a tree, in Truro Park in Newport, Rhode Island. "I got heavily influenced by Eastern philosophy. The Zen philosophy says about poetry that you don't own it. You are just a conduit to bring it to light.
"For about half a decade, most of the poetry I wrote was written on the walls of rooms. Then, I met this young woman, a painter. She would write a line on a bar napkin and I would write a counter line."
A bulletin board in Ward's home contains bar napkins with words written on them.
"That is my little working thing," Ward said. "Sometimes, it's songs and sometimes, it's poetry."
One of the poems in "One Lone Minstrel" is titled "Bar Napkin Blues." All the book's poetry is written as prose.
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Readers Reviews
Linda McLaughlin LaRose
Marv Ward I thought I could read your book in one night but found it to have more depth than I was prepared for, when I fell into the deep end, without my floaties. I decided to read it at a more leisurely pace in daylight, and glad I did. “The Price of Art” bit down hard and brought up my own memories of closing a gallery that depended on out-of-town patrons when gas was nearly $5 a gallon. I had to start over, recreate my life, again. Fortunately I turned the page and there was some comic relief in “Birthday” which I will not spoil for anyone reading this. “Epitaph” made me shiver in the hot sun.
You did it, man, crossed the genre desert where before you were an incredibly gifted blues man who wrote some poetry, and now you are still that blues man, but also a gifted published poet as well. Respect. Take a bow. This is a standing ovation of one, my friend. Here’s a toast to you, with unsweet iced tea, no lemon. Maybe I need something more festive....like a mimosa, in remembrance of your mother.