Echoes of the Heart: Passionate Declarations

by Barry Siegel

Echoes of the Heart is Barry's first published collection of poems, dealing with his angst, pain, struggles, loss and ultimately acceptance and triumph, related to aging and the pressures of modern life. Barry is sometimes referred to as the zen poet, as symbolized by the Buddha on the book's cover. The one word describing his poetry is accessible. His writing is raw, direct, uncensored outpouring from his heart to the page, not constructed or consciously developed. His poems are lyrics to his heart's songs.

102 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Barry Siegel is a former national correspondent for the Los Angeles Times who won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing in 2002 for his piece "A Father's Pain, a Judge's Duty, and a Justice Beyond Their Reach". He is an expert on literary journalism and was recruited by the University of California, Irvine to chair that school's new English program in Literary Journalism. Siegel is the author of the influential true crime novel A Death in White Bear Lake, which is considered by many to be a seminal document regarding child abuse. Siegel lives in Sherman Oaks and Irvine, California.