n DeWitt Henry’s flowing, essay-style poems, surprising convergences and divergences arise as his varied subjects are explored, from a post-marathon bombing house-to-house search in Watertown, Massachusetts; Henry’s roles as husband, father, brother-in-law, and grandfather are proffered through a motley lens.

  Astonishing as Alexander Pope, these essay-poems display wit, verbal playfulness, thoughtfulness, emotion, and personal reflection across a vast tome of subjects.

  His poems, deep and cleverly funny, pose unique questions that haven’t been asked in poetry before, leaving the reader in a state of wonder. Literary touchstones—such as Macbeth, The Merchant Of Venice, Romeo and Juliet, and Hamlet—are combined with lived experience. Each poem represents a journey.  

   How delightful these extended meditations! Wisdom, wit, and learning characterize each narrative poem. Like the most captivating autobiographies, Do I Dream Or Wake? transcends its genre.

   The personal becomes universal through an enticing array of predicaments, situations and circumstances. Discover yourself by opening it anywhere!