Poetry
The Zest of the Lemon
Capturing Slices of Life and Beauty
Reflections from Around the World
Volume 1
Compiled/Edited/Published by Dave Karpowicz
2025
Published by The Zest of the Lemon-AEJ Press
Bellingham, WA, USA
(Available Paperback & Hardcover on Amazon)
In spring of 2025, I was in the middle of writing Seven Corp Universe© Three Sisters of Orion© Noble Cause©. I decided to delve into trying to get my work published after my wife saw an add that called for poetry submissions. I decided to submit three of the nineteen poems that I wrote for my novel entitled; The Whisper and the Wolf (published January 2026).
To my joy, I was one of sixty-five authors that were selected to contribute to the Literary Project, the first-time my work was published. The Poem ‘Sunray’ can be found under the ‘Nature’ section, on page twenty-three. Poems ‘Celestial’ and ‘Spring into Night’ can be located under the ‘Life & People’ section, on page sixty-seven. I would like to extend my special thanks to Mr. Karpowicz. If you would like to learn more about Mr. Karpowicz, please visit his website at https://abundanteverydayjoy.com
Into The Woods-A Collection of Poetry©
(EBook,Paperback & Hard cover)
To provide insight, I had already written my first seven manuscripts when I came up with the idea for the manuscript entitled The Whisper and the Wolf©, which is currently available as an e-Book, Paperback and Hardcover (see fiction Section). When I first started writing the manuscript, I was also reading ‘Leaves of Grass’ by the Walt Whitman. As most Authors, I often read various novels between writing sessions. I had a brilliant concept, of writing a Sonnet for each chapter I was writing, basically equating to chapter synopsis.
Now, I find myself writing poetry between writing manuscripts. ‘Into the Woods’© is the culmination of four collections driven by base themes.
Scene One: Time©
Scene Two: *The Whisper and the Wolf©
Scene Three: Day of Night©
Scene Four: Light of Life©
Act of Two©
(EBook,Paperback)
Act of Two© began life as a short story that I had planned to submit for a publication but later decided to hold onto it. The story always had a poetic rhythm to it, since, it has morphed into a short story/poem that also features orginal art by the author. I decided to publish this as a stand alone rather include it within the second collection of poetry that is currently in progess.
