Hero Island
by Stephen B. Wiley
Category: Poetry

Hero Island is a three part lyric sequence dealing with the life and insights of a practicing lawyer now 75 years old. It captures the essence of one man's life the sights, sounds, tastes and memories, while suggesting the universal in the particular, the seen in the unseen. It is a song of assertion of one man, telling of the echoes of this heart, sharing the joy found in creation. Childhood memories are lovingly recalled in First Cuttings, the first chapter, the second tells of experiences at South Hero Island in northern Lake Champlain where the family vacationed for many years and the third, End of Summers, offers one man's recognition, attunement and individual response to the natural cycles of life, his recollections and his insights. Five reviews have been received to date, all highly positive, the latest coming from Kirkus Reviews, which awarded Hero Island a Star.