The Uni Verse

by Tom Mach

Experience the universe from a poetic perspective. This book will romaticize the earliest beginnings of man's conjecture about the cosmos to the present day. The author imagines what Walt Whitman would have written had he lived in the 21st century. This collection of poems is divided into three Part One--Song of Beginnings; Part Two--Song of the Solar System; Part Three--Song of the Earth. It contains both rhymed and unrhymed poems dealing with various awe-inspiring aspects of our universe. The Uni Verse won the 2008 Nelson Poetry Book Award from the Kansas Authors Club.

62 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 6, 2006

About the author

Tom Mach wrote three successful historical novels, Sissy!, All Parts Together, and Angels at Sunset (his most recent work). In 2011 Sissy! and All Parts Together were listed by the Kansas State Library as worthy to be included among the 150 best Kansas books (which would include authors such as Truman Capote and Laura Ingalls Wilder). Sissy! won the J. Donald Coffin Memorial Book Award while All Parts Together was a Best Books Award Finalist. Angels at Sunset received 5-star reviews and was also a Finalist for the International Book Award. On March, 2012, the state of Kansas issued a proclamation honoring Mr. Mach for his help in recognizing the 100th anniversary of the 1912 passage of Kansas Suffrage by proclaiming 2012 in honor of his book and officially calling it the “Kansas Angels at Sunset Centennial.”

His poetry collection, The Uni Verse, won the Nelson Poetry Book Award, while Sissy! won the J. Donald Coffin Memorial Book Award. Mr. Mach has written numerous other books as well--including a collection of short stories entitled Stories to Enjoy.

Tom was a former copywriter, editor of two magazines, conducted writing workshops in Ohio, California, and Kansas, and taught writing at KU’s Continuing Education Program. In addition to numerous articles he has authored in national and regional publications, he was past president with the California Writers Club and the Kansas Authors Club. He won the Jack London Award in California and a Service Award with the Kansas Authors Club. He currently resides with his wife in Lawrence, Kansas—where he is also involved in volunteer work to help children with their writing skills.

His website is www.TomMach.com

Reviews

[Tom Mach · Rating 5 out of 5]

The cover of this poetry collection indicats that it was the winner of the Nelson Poetry Book Award. The book is divided into three sections--Section 1 is entitled Song of Beginnings (a look into thoughts on how the universe was created), Section 2 is entitled Song of the Solar System (a look into the sun and the planets in our solar system), and Section 3 is entitled Song of the Earth (a look into things related to our own world). The author indicates in the Introduction that this was his attempt to project how Walt Whitman would have envisiioned the cosmos if he had been around in the 21st century. Many of his poems are remarkable, such as:
"If I were to set this galaxy into song
I would not have enough percussion instruments
nor would I have sufficient trumpets
to mimic the intensisty of its movements,
nor violins to soften its grace."