Patrick Lawlwers second book (reading a burning book)is just that, it is a book that leaves an indellable mark on your soul. Love, Death, Silence, and Language stir into a wonderful stew of words. Anyone who enjoys poetry that is filled with passion and intesity will find this book impossible to put down.

This incredible book of poetry takes you through a series of different adventures of understanding, each one different in both form and substance. It is exciting, educational, fun, and I guarantee you will not be bored. The poetry is both unconventional and insightful.

Patrick Lawler's first book "A Drowning Man is Never Tall Enough." takes us on a journey through the mind of a man who sees the obvious in a new way. This book is full of both technical merit and brilliance. Patrick uses the language in a way that makes it come back to life. This is Patrick's bow to the gods of poetry however, in Patrick's case the gods bowed back.

"So many places have fabulous names./Like Fried, North Dakota,/The Court of St. James./Siberia, Nigeria, Elyria, Peru,/The White Nile, Black Sea,/And Kalamazoo!/The Great Wall of China, South Pole and Loch Ness,/And 104 Fairview - that's my address!// Thousands of spaces are places to be-/Discover the World of GE-OG-RA-PHY!// Travel by boat or by car or by plane/To visit East Africa, Singapore, Spain./Go by yourself or invite a good friend,/But traveling by poem is what I recommend." J. Patrick Lewis takes the reader on a marvelous geographic journey through poetry. From those who discovered and mapped our world, Columbus, Magellan, and Marco Polo, and amazing phenomena, the Aurora Borealis, San Adreas Fault, stalactites, and stalagmites, to oceans, islands, mountains, places, names, and geographic terms, Mr Lewis fills his poems with the many wonders of our amazing world. Each clever and creative verse is full of interesting and engaging facts, trivia, and fascinating details, and complemented by Alison Jay's beautiful and expressive, evocative artwork, in the soft subdued tones of old maps and globes. Together word and art bring geography to life with imagery, magic, and wit. Perfect for youngsters 9-12, A World Of Wonders is an innovative and inventive collection that challenges the imagination and sends it soaring. "Make the Earth your companion./Walk lightly on it, as other creatures do."