Author Jack Mayer was recently interviewed by VT Digger: “How did German democracy collapse and give rise to Nazism?”

PEDIATRICIAN/POET JACK Mayer recently won the Proverse Prize 2019 for his new book of poems “Poems From the Wilderness.” Join him on a live Zoom reading and discussion on Thursday, Dec. 3 hosted by The Vermont Book Shop in Middlebury. Read the full article for the story on what inspired this book.

“. . . the lyricism of his poetry reaches out, the secular becomes spiritual as the wilderness embraces, evolving from the prosaic details of his world view, he catches

…a glimpse.
of the ineffable, the ephemeral, the everlasting,
trying to reckon which is which.’

—5 Star Review by the Manhattan Book Review

“This moving collection of poems immerses the reader in the natural world and expounds on the solace and solitude that comes from hiking countless miles on trails through wilderness, mountains, and forests…. With stunning imagery, his poems transport the reader to a world of trees, plants, and birds through the seasons…. Fans of poet Mary Oliver will find a similar voice extolling nature in the author’s poetry.”
—RECOMMENDED by the US Review of Books

“Readers of Walt Whitman, Thoreau, and other nature writers well know the power of nature on the contemplative literary voyager who would survey the wilderness with an eye to rejuvenating soul and perspective. These audiences will especially appreciate Mayer's attention to connecting natural with human affairs…”
— Midwest Book Review