Dreams and Prayers: Verses From a Wandering Mind

by Jonathan Lovelace

Waken to the world of dreams. Dreams and Prayers is the overflow of a poet's strange and wonderful dreams, most cherished memories, fertile waking imagination, and heartfelt prayers—more than seventy poems in all, most but not all blank verse.

Each of the book's three sections focuses its attention in a different direction:

Metaphors draws images from nature, literature, history, and more.
Memory and Dreams records unforgettable moments, happy years, and strange and wonderful dreams—those that left the dreamer hating to wake up.
Higher Things turns thoughts above, both in prayers addressed to God, meditation on Scripture, and religious reflection. The book closes with a series of poems based on the "O Antiphons".


Each poem is paired with a public-domain drawing, woodcut, or illustration.

123 pages, Paperback

First published October 20, 2025

About the author

Jonathan Lovelace is a thirty-something writer from Michigan. A software developer and technical writer by training, worldbuilder by inclination, and poet by inspiration, he published his first collection of poetry in 2014.

Reviews

[Ember.Skyy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dreamers and Prayers: Verses From A Wandering Mind by Jonathan Lovelace is an ambitious and imaginative work that showcases the author’s clear creative vision and dedication to detail. Lovelace’s writing is rich with imagery and layered ideas, drawing readers into a world shaped by introspection, emotion, and spiritual reflection.
At times, however, the same density that makes the book compelling can also make it challenging to follow. The narrative occasionally feels overwhelming, with ideas and details unfolding so rapidly or abstractly that readers may struggle to maintain a clear sense of direction.
Overall, Dreamers and Prayers is a highly creative and thoughtful work that shines in its originality, even if it sometimes asks a great deal of patience and focus from its audience