Valhalla Lost

About the Book

The seasons of a man's life are immutable, despite what the ads say about regaining youth through exotic exercise machines, clothes styles, fast cars, and magic hair potions. As there are many small victories day to day, there is also a sense of losing that creeps in and makes itself manifest in everyday life: the body ages, children grow up and leave home, the sense of adventure often declines amid the settling of routines, and a sense of one's mortality is painted more vividly as older friends and family members pass beyond the veil of this earthly life. But with a life of the spirit, the painting of mortality is not necessarily a trepidacious thing. The painting may take on new and even fantastic colors as new levels of meaning are revealed. In Valhalla Lost, the poet's second volume of poetry, the attempt is to paint the later seasons of life.

About the Author

ROBERT CURTIS is a freelance journalist, a novelist, and a poet. He has published articles in national magazines and his poetry has appeared in literary journals. He has produced local cable television shows and done corporate video, which has gained local honors. He has won a national award for journalism and holds a B.A. in English and a M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Arizona State University. His first novel, The Baseball Patch, was published in July 2001 and his first volume of poetry, Colors, was published in April 2002. He lives in Chandler, Arizona with his wife, Maria, and has three children: Jessica Anne, Robert Michael, and Jennifer Delila.