Poetraits & Thought

Poetraits & Thought

Thomas MacCalla

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Xlibris US
Año de edición:
2019
Materia
Poesía
ISBN:
9781984551139
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Poetraits and Thought is a poetic display of beauty in various forms. Poetraits are visual verse renderings similar to those presented in Artistry in Word Music (2014) and Inside the Muse (2017). Thought refers to narratives on the present, speculation on the future and the seemingly impossible.The four parts of the book are prefaced by 'Experience the Poem' The first part offer word paintings on Cultural Perspectives, Octogenarian Consciousness and Beauty in the Open. The second part entitled 'Thought' deals with Collaboration for Innovation, Collaborative Competitiveness and 'Fantasy: the Quantum Frontier.' Life Lines is 'About the Author' and reads as follows:Thomas A. Mac Calla is a life-long educator and business collaboration consultant. He has an earned a doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles and completed post-doctoral studies in educational administration, community development and urban services. He was a vice president at National University in San Diego, California and Executive Director of the National University Community Research Institute, where he coordinated collaborative business-academic-community programs and grant-funded regional projects. Currently, he serves as Executive Director of the Southwest Innovation Cluster (SWIC) and is on the board of directors of the San Diego North Economic Development Council. He also is a former U.S. Marine Corps Officer and a Korean War Vet who served as a platoon commander and the Division Historical Officer.

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